hosts.cfg entry (updated with "testip"):
130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov #
CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov testip
forward lookup:
% dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov
natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov.
igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89
reverse lookup
% dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.89
89.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 300 IN PTR igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov.
The test does seem to be occurring since the conn page shows green.
But this is not being reflected on the parent page; where a purple
icon is displayed.
On Thu, Oct 13, 2016 at 5:46 PM, John Thurston <user-ce4d79d99bab@xymon.invalid> wrote:
On 10/13/2016 1:36 PM, Boldt, David wrote:
On the Display page we have a server where the conn test is persistently
Purple,
but if one clicks on the status, the detailed Status page shows Green.
The DNS configuration may be causing issues:
% dig +noall +answer natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov
natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov. 43200 IN CNAME
igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov.
igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov. 300 IN A 130.11.9.89
% dig +noall +answer -x 130.11.9.96
96.9.11.130.in-addr.arpa. 43200 IN PTR
natwebvaii04.er.usgs.gov.
I don't understand what the PTR record for 130.11.9.96 has to do with the A
or CNAME resolving to 130.11.9.89
Hoped to be able to address this with hosts.cfg entry:
130.11.9.89 natwebvaii01.er.usgs.gov #
CLIENT:igsaaahigsvaii1.er.usgs.gov
If you want to use the IP address you've specified, you either need to tag
the line with "testip" or run xymonnet with the appropriate option to
disregard DNS resolution.
I don't think
0.0.0.0 foo.bar.com #
behaves any differently than
1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com #
until the tag "testip" is appended
1.2.3.4 foo.bar.com # testip
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user-ce4d79d99bab@xymon.invalid
Enterprise Technology Services
Department of Administration
State of Alaska
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