Netwatch Feature Request
I would like to be able to select the number of consecutive pings that Netwatch sends out instead of relying on a single ping timeout. We all know that it is common for just about any device to miss a ping occasionally. But, if we could set Netwatch to ping the device, say 3 times consecutively, and all three fail, then Netwatch would change device status at that time. This way, when I receive a notification that a device is down, I can trust that it is not due to just one missed ping.
We have same problem, our wireless access point (from Conceptronic) they just unswer after 2,3 or 7 pings, but they answer !
So we had to set up a script (as in the script exemple) but of course it is different than in the netwatch.
doing some quick tests it seems netwacth just looks at 1st ping, are you sure it is 3? can we change it to 10 (this is the dead-point for us)
So we had to set up a script (as in the script exemple) but of course it is different than in the netwatch.
doing some quick tests it seems netwacth just looks at 1st ping, are you sure it is 3? can we change it to 10 (this is the dead-point for us)
you can use netwatch to ping some host three times and then after all fails, run some down-script which will do the rest count you want and after also those fails perform some action. The script could look as follows:
It means that totally will be 10 pings made. And after all ten fails the e-mail will be sent.
Edgars
Code: Select all
/system script add name=pinging source={
:if ([/ping 1.1.1.1 count=7] = 0) do={
/tool e-mail send \
to=example@example.com \
subject="Can't ping 1.1.1.1"
}
}
Edgars