please read http://nagiosplugins.org/man/check_ping syntax is
-w rta,pl -c rta,pl rta==round trip average, pl = packet lost of course warning should be less than critical. You have all same.. try : -w 200.0 30 -c 300.0, 40 Nice regards, 2009/8/18 shadih rahman <shadhi...@gmail.com>: > All, > My check ping result is not making sense. I have the following in > commands.cfg > > define command{ > command_name check-host-alive > command_line $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -t 45 -4 -w > 3000.0,100% -c 3000.0,100% -p 1 > } > > > However I see the following output > > > Mon Aug 17 13:06:34 2009];HOST ALERT: HostA;UP;SOFT;2;PING OK - Packet loss > = 87%, RTA = 2.09 ms > [Mon Aug 17 13:09:24 2009];HOST ALERT: Host B;DOWN;SOFT;2;PING CRITICAL - > Packet loss = 94%, RTA = 4001.56 ms > [Mon Aug 17 13:14:44 2009];HOST ALERT: Host C;UP;SOFT;3;PING OK - Packet > loss = 93%, RTA = 1.15 ms > [Mon Aug 17 13:55:14 2009];HOST ALERT: Host D;UP;SOFT;2;PING OK - Packet > loss = 83%, RTA = 2.19 ms > > > How can I have 87 % packet loss when I am sending only on packet. Can > someone please explain this to me. Thanks in advance. > > > > > > > > > > -- > Cordially, > Shadhin Rahman > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day > trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus > on > what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with > Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july > _______________________________________________ > 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 > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify your report design, integration and deployment - and focus on what you do best, core application coding. Discover what's new with Crystal Reports now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bobj-july _______________________________________________ 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