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No, thanks for the information

With my host, I have configured a PING service and I also have the check command check-host-alive configured.

Does this mean I am actually doing 2 checks?

Yes, I'm using the logs.

But there's one thing I don't understand about Nagios:

Sometimes, when I click on hosts, I see that it detected the host went down by looking at the time in the duration column.
However when I look at the trends report it shows it hasn't been down.

eloyd wrote:Another thought is to monitor your system log to see if there is text matching some sort of wifi drop or rediscover. That way, you're not relying on catching it in the act, but instead are relying on the system reporting it in the logs, and you seeing it there.

Good idea, thanks

rkennedy wrote:I believe reducing the time on this check should provide you the accurate results you're looking for. Look for the host / service you're using to monitor that service, and add into it -

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check_interval 1

It was allready set to 1.

Does this mean 1 minute?

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