Yes, DNS was the first thing I thought of, but that is definitely fine. As I mentioned FTP, HTTP and SSH are working fine using the same domain name.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 2:14 PM, Andrew D (Webzone) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Eddie F wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> How/where do I report bugs for Nagios? >> And just as importantly, how/where do I check to see if it is >> something that has already been reported? >> >> I think I might have found a bug in check_ping when a a domain name is >> entered for host_address rather than the IP address. I've found that >> using the domain name seems to work fine with some other check >> commands (FTP, HTTP and SSH). >> > > > I can think of a reason for this, using a hostname is really testing 2 > things, your DNS resolution and the 'reachablity' of the said host. > > If your DNS goes down then the ping test fails even though it might be fine. > >> >> See the two examples below, running check_ping on our system. Firstly >> using the domain name, then using IP address... >> >> # /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ping -H nagios.org -w 300,10% -c >> 1000,50% -p 5 >> CRITICAL - Plugin timed out after 10 seconds >> >> # /usr/local/nagios/libexec/check_ping -H 66.118.156.22 -w 300,10% -c >> 1000,50% -p 5 >> PING WARNING - Packet loss = 0%, RTA = 709.87 >> ms|rta=709.869019ms;300.000000;1000.000000;0.000000 pl=0%;10;50;0 >> >> >> I've tried this with many hosts (one on the same sub-net), and the >> result have always been the same >> >> Thanks, >> Eddie. >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. >> It's the best place to buy or sell services for >> just about anything Open Source. >> http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > -- > Network Administrator / Manager > Webzone Internet > > 1st Floor (Oakley Street Entrance) > 167 Grote Street > Adelaide SA, 5000 > > Phone 1300 303 932 > Fax 08 8221 6204 > Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ 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