<html> <body> Hello, is there a possibility for nagios not to switch into critical state, when the check_ping is performed with no network connection available ? this is the case when my ADSL link is DOWN. check_ping says "PING CRITICAL - Host not found" how can i make it to retry more often in that case? there is a check amount of 10 but nagios retries this 10 times within one second !! see the log: [09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;9;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.0" alt="9527bb.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;8;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.1" alt="952829.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;7;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.2" alt="95287a.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;6;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.3" alt="9528ca.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;5;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.4" alt="952910.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;4;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.5" alt="952960.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;3;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.6" alt="9529b0.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;2;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) <img src="cid:.7" alt="952a0a.jpg">[09-12-2002 13:50:43] HOST ALERT: web01;DOWN;SOFT;1;PING CRITICAL - Network unreachable (62.146.49.2) This 10 tries should be performed with some time interval between the checks. what other possibility do i have to not perform checks when the DSL link is down ? i have already a check for a external website - when that site is down no other alert is sent out. But i wont a better solution for that. Can i define a check that is performed before every other check? perhaps someone can help me. Norbert <x-sigsep></x-sigsep> <tt>-- Norbert Schollum ------------------------------- eBuz Internetdienste Kaufmann, Loeger & Schollum GbR Lohbergst. 31, D-84576 Teising Tel. & Fax ( 07000 ) 555 8888 <a href="mailto:norbert.schollum@ebuz.de" eudora="autourl">mailto:norbert.schollum@ebuz.de</a> <a href="http://www.ebuz.de/" eudora="autourl">http://www.ebuz.de</a> Customercenter: Hauptstrasse 57, D-82327 Tutzing Tel (0 81 58) 90 423 - 0 Fax (0 81 58) 90 423 - 99 +++ Werfen Sie einen Blick auf unsere attraktiven Angebote unter <a href="http://www.ebuz.de/" eudora="autourl">www.ebuz.de</a>. Egal ob Sie ein Zuhause für Ihre Webpräsenz suchen oder ob Sie Ihren eigenen Server betreiben wollen - bei uns finden Sie bestimmt ein passendes Angebot. Sprechen Sie uns direkt an: info@ebuz.de oder ( 07000 ) 555 8888 +++ </body> </html>