[Nagiosplug-help] check_ping: invalid hostname/address

[Michael Shoemaker]

Any suggestions for the check_ntp_time?

On 03/15/2011 04:07 PM, Jim Avery wrote:
> On 15 March 2011 19:07, Michael Shoemaker<shoemake at ispalliance.net>  wrote:
>> # ping localhost
>> localhost is alive
>>
>> # grep localhost /etc/hosts
>> 127.0.0.1       localhost
>>
>> resolv.conf contains the nameservers we use (all valid)
>>
>> we are not using nis, but the hosts entry is below (just in case)
>> hosts:      files dns
>>
>>
>> # ./check_ping -H 127.0.0.1 -w 3000.0,80% -c 5000.0,100% -p 1
>> check_ping: Invalid hostname/address - 127.0.0.1
>> Usage:check_ping -H<host_address>  -w<wrta>,<wpl>% -c<crta>,<cpl>%
>>   [-p packets] [-t timeout] [-4|-6]
>>
>> I had checked the ip prior, I just forgot to include it in the notes.
> Curious.  I don't have a Solaris system to try myself.  As a
> workaround you could try check_icmp or check_fping instead.
>
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