$ xymoncmd xymonnet --no-update --debug --ping --trace --checkresponse
--timeout=30 --concurrency=50
shows conn/ping failure for 192.168.65.254
status+30 192,168,65,254.conn red <!-- [flags:ordAstLe] --> Tue Dec 4
14:40:30 2012 conn NOT ok
Service conn on 192.168.65.254 is not OK : Host does not respond to ping
System unreachable for 774 poll periods (232704 seconds)
&red 192.168.65.254 is unreachable
But success with just 192.168.65.254 as the host
$ xymoncmd xymonnet --no-update --debug --ping --trace --checkresponse
--timeout=30 --concurrency=50 192.168.65.254
11079 2012-12-04 15:02:14 Adding to combo msg: status+30
192,168,65,254.conn green <!-- [flags:OrdAstLe] --> Tue Dec 4 15:02:14
2012 conn ok
11079 2012-12-04 15:02:14 Flushing combo message
combo
status+30 216,111,65,254.conn green <!-- [flags:OrdAstLe] --> Tue Dec 4
15:02:14 2012 conn ok
Service conn on 192.168.65.254 is OK (up)
&green 192.168.65.254 is alive (51.2 ms)
$ fping 192.168.65.254
192.168.65.254 is alive
What gives?
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Asif Iqbal
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