In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Oliver Marshall" writes: >I have a server at a remote site which uses a router that WONT allow >forwarding of ICMP (aka ping) traffic to the server. As a result, the >check-host-alive command for that server currently actually shows the >state of the router, not the server itself. > >This isn't good for me as the adsl line they use is up and down like a >yo-yo.
Can you get traps from the ASDL equipment or router? >Is there a command I can create using NSClient++ that will check to see >the state of the host WITHOUT pinging, perhaps instead using a check of >the NSClient++ itself. I assume this is a windows box since you mention nsclient++. How about a check_tcp against the nsclient++ port? Are ther other network services on that box that you monitor? -- rouilj John Rouillard =========================================================================== My employers don't acknowledge my existence much less my opinions. ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ 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