hello,
would it not be possible to use an external ping script? which has the
fast-poll logic in it and reports up/down status to WUG.
matthias
> This is common technology available in other Management Packages out
> there, it is commonly referred to as a "fast poller", and is used to fix
> the problems of "false positives" or "false downs"... I can't see this as
> being hard to implement, but the benefits are tremendous.... the
> algorithm is pretty simply..... if you get a missed ICMP and you are not
> currently fast polling, then enter the fast polling loop, the fast poller
> will poll at 1/2 the time of the last poll... (meaning if you have your
> setup as 1 minute polling, then the fast poller will poll the node again
> in 30 seconds), if it gets an ICMP reply then the node is taken out of
> fast polling and will be polled again in 1 minute. you have now just
> eliminated a false down.... if in the last fast poll it did not respond
> to an ICMP then poll at 1/2 the time fo the last popll, in this case it
> will poll in 15 seconds (still under the original 1 minute polling setup-
> right now you polled at 30 seconds and again at 45 seconds)... this can be
> variable as to how many fast polls you want to do before declaring it
> down....
>
> One of my biggest issues is with false downs, and I think a fast poller
> setup in WUG will help out a WHOLE lot...
>
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