* Travis Runyard <travisruny...@gmail.com> [2012-06-07 08:39]: > The check_ping Nagios plugin does not ping hostnames, only IP addresses.
The check_ping plugin supports hostnames just fine. > On Wed, Jun 6, 2012 at 11:54 PM, Cosmin Neagu > <cosmin.ne...@omnilogic.ro>wrote: > > Starting from yesterday, check_ping is behaving strange for a single host. > > When giving -H parameter as www.google.ro it gives CRITICAL - Network > > Unreachable > > But when giving -H parameter as IP address it is working. I have checked > > and there are no DNS issues The hostname www.google.ro now¹ also resolves to an IPv6 address, and check_ping has issues with IPv6 dependending on the ping6(1) implementation used. These issues will hopefully be fixed in the next release of the Nagios Plugins; until then, "check_ping -4 [...]" should do the trick. Holger ¹ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_IPv6_Day_and_World_IPv6_Launch_Day ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ 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
