How to make host depends on service?

[Thomas Guyot-Sionnest]

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On 07/07/08 12:57 AM, Michael Fung wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> 
> Host X is connected to interface B of a router R with 2 interfaces. If the router's interface B is down, I want to receive notification of interface B of router R is down, and not notification of host X is down. 
> 
> How can that be done? There is no way to make host X depends on router R's interface B(service check running check_ifoperstatus)!

You could monitor the interface as a host itself. If you don't have any
service to go with it just add a ping check.

Thomas
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