It's probably a bit late for this, but one of my servers used to be with a host that blocked pings, so I used check_ssh instead - if the SSH service responded, the server was up :)
Andy. Johnston, Mike J wrote: > I guess I should have thought my question through before I asked... > Thanks for the suggestions and avoiding any attempt to pick on me... lol > Thanks all! > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Morris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, March 23, 2007 4:29 PM > To: Johnston, Mike J > Cc: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Checking host up without ping > > On Fri, 23 Mar 2007, Michael Johnston wrote: > > >> I swear I've seen a way to do this this before but I just can't >> > remember where and I can't seem to find it. Isn't there a way to check > to see if a host is up without having to ping it? I have a switch that > we don't allow ICMP return but I'd still like to have nagios tell me if > it's up. Thanks! > > Just use a host check that *can* determine whether the host is up or > not. There's no rule that says a host check must be an ICMP ping. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting > any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > > !DSPAM:37,46055e11103008849520826! > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null