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Dear all,<BR>
I am using Nagios® Version 2.0b version.on redhat linux-9.0<BR>
My service configuration is:<BR>
        define service{<BR>
        use                            generic-service<BR>
        host_name                      flowc.XXX.net<BR>
        service_description            check_ping<BR>
        is_volatile                    0<BR>
        check_period                    24x7<BR>
        check_freshness                1<BR>
        freshness_threshold            60<BR>
        max_check_attempts              3<BR>
        normal_check_interval          5<BR>
        retry_check_interval            1<BR>
        contact_groups                  noc-support<BR>
        notification_interval          120<BR>
        notification_period            24x7<BR>
        notification_options            c,r<BR>
        check_command                  check_ping<BR>
        }<BR>
define service{<BR>
        name                            generic-service<BR>
        active_checks_enabled          1<BR>
        passive_checks_enabled          1<BR>
        parallelize_check              1<BR>
        obsess_over_service            1<BR>
        check_freshness                0<BR>
        notifications_enabled          1<BR>
        event_handler_enabled          1<BR>
        process_perf_data              1<BR>
        retain_status_information      1<BR>
        retain_nonstatus_information    1<BR>
        register                        0<BR>
                }<BR>
define command{<BR>
        command_name    check_ping<BR>
        command_line    $USER1$/check_ping -H $HOSTADDRESS$ -w 450.0,40% -c 1750.0,98%<BR>
        }<BR>
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But the problem that it shows the service as down only after about ten minutes and also to show the service as up also it shows it after sya ten minutes again.<BR>
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Is it anything related to the above command::basically i wuld like to know that when we say xx% loss or xxms latency then after how many tries this %age is calculated how the command is actually working.<BR>
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Can anybody suggest on what may be the issue here...<BR>
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Thanks.<BR>
Vivek.<BR>
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