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

cleaver at terabithia.org cleaver at terabithia.org
Fri May 25 17:45:29 CEST 2012



> 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




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