advice to check WAN connection

[Subhendu Ghosh]

On Tue, 13 Sep 2005, FM wrote:

> Hello,
> I created :
> # 'check_internet' command definition
> define command{
>   command_name    check_internet
>   command_line    $USER1$/check_http -H www.google.com
>
> define host{
>   use            generic-srv        ; Name of host template to use
>
>   host_name        Internet connection
>   address            64.233.167.99
>   check_command        check_internet
>   max_check_attempts    10
>   notification_interval    120
>   notification_period    24x7
>   notification_options    d,u,r
>   contact_groups        administrators
>   }
>
>
> now I want that the statusmap looks like :
>
> nagios --FIREWALL -- SERVEUR
>                  |
>               Internet Connection
>
> nagios--Firewall--serveur is already configured
>
>
> Thanks !!!
>


Don't use google.com - it is not net friendly
Check the interface of your upstream router.

The above check also depends on your local dns resolver succeeding.

-- 
-sg


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