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noconn in hosts.cfg not working properly? turns all 'conn''s purple

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list Tom S · Fri, 25 May 2012 10:45:47 -0400 ·
So our XYMON host ISP seems to be having ICMP issues.
conn requests are randomly failing causing false alarms.
I added 'noconn' :
2.2.2.2. test.host # noconn  ssh ssh-tunnel -
However what happens is, it stops the test which is fine, but it holds
the 'red' status, or the last status it recorded.
After about 30 minutes it turns purple.

How can I get rid of the conn test altogether?

TIA!

tom.
list Steve Holmes · Fri, 25 May 2012 11:37:33 -0400 ·
Drop the test. 
Wherever you go, there you are.  
quoted from Tom S
On May 25, 2012, at 10:45 AM, Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid> wrote:
So our XYMON host ISP seems to be having ICMP issues.
conn requests are randomly failing causing false alarms.
I added 'noconn' :
2.2.2.2. test.host # noconn  ssh ssh-tunnel -
However what happens is, it stops the test which is fine, but it holds
the 'red' status, or the last status it recorded.
After about 30 minutes it turns purple.

How can I get rid of the conn test altogether?

TIA!

tom.
list Japheth Cleaver · Fri, 25 May 2012 08:45:29 -0700 (PDT) ·
quoted from Steve Holmes
So our XYMON host ISP seems to be having ICMP issues.
conn requests are randomly failing causing false alarms.
I added 'noconn' :
2.2.2.2. test.host # noconn  ssh ssh-tunnel -
However what happens is, it stops the test which is fine, but it holds
the 'red' status, or the last status it recorded.
After about 30 minutes it turns purple.

How can I get rid of the conn test altogether?
If you're stopping "conn" tests for good, just issue a "drop HOST conn"
command to xymon after adding noconn and you'll be all set.

-jc
list Ken Connell · Fri, 25 May 2012 12:03:05 -0400 ·
Delete the test for the host

bb 127.0.0.1 "drop <hostname> <service>"
bb 127.0.0.1 "drop test.host conn"


Ken Connell
Intermediate Network Engineer
Computer & Communication Services
Ryerson University
XXX Victoria St
RM AB50
Toronto, Ont
M5B 2K3
XXX-XXX-XXXX x6709
quoted from Tom S

----- Original Message -----
From: Tom S <user-428671d28ab5@xymon.invalid>
Date: Friday, May 25, 2012 10:45 am
Subject: [Xymon] noconn in hosts.cfg not working properly? turns all	'conn''s purple
To: xymon at xymon.com

So our XYMON host ISP seems to be having ICMP issues.
 conn requests are randomly failing causing false alarms.
 I added 'noconn' :
 2.2.2.2. test.host # noconn  ssh ssh-tunnel -
 However what happens is, it stops the test which is fine, but it holds
 the 'red' status, or the last status it recorded.
 After about 30 minutes it turns purple.
 
 How can I get rid of the conn test altogether?
 
 TIA!
 
 tom.
 
list Jeremy Ruffer · Fri, 25 May 2012 17:30:28 +0100 ·
Why not use dialup?  That way it will so the tests if it can connect and if
it can't it will go clear.

Jeremy
quoted from Ken Connell

On 25 May 2012 16:45, <user-87556346d4af@xymon.invalid> wrote:
So our XYMON host ISP seems to be having ICMP issues.
conn requests are randomly failing causing false alarms.
I added 'noconn' :
2.2.2.2. test.host # noconn  ssh ssh-tunnel -
However what happens is, it stops the test which is fine, but it holds
the 'red' status, or the last status it recorded.
After about 30 minutes it turns purple.

How can I get rid of the conn test altogether?
If you're stopping "conn" tests for good, just issue a "drop HOST conn"
command to xymon after adding noconn and you'll be all set.

-jc