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Was hoping for a little more than RTM.

Hopefully theer are 'experts' here that may be able to solve this easily......

Gary

I only want alerts when the parent is up - We monitor 8.8.8.8 as the 'parent' to all hosts - This means if Verizon or COX fail we do not get a milion false alerts. COnfig sections below as examples. Do I need some sort of parent on each service as well as host . I get 400 alerts if the internet goes...

Rely looking fo the special command to stop alerts when the internet is down?

Any help appreciated
Gary

I gave added this into the special section of the GUI for nahios parents Google DNS 8.8.4.4 I was expecting not to receive any alerts if this is down but I get many - Do I also need something for each service on the host I am trying to stop alerts from whrn the internet is down? Help - 400 alerts ev...

I have created a dependency check - I do not want any alerts or any kind from any hosts or services unless the network is reachable. I have a host whcih is the network border and must be reachable for any other alerts to be allowed. I have created a template as below and set the dependent to an aste...

Yes that works on port 23

I have played with the check_tcp and cannot get a simple telnet to work - Could someone detail the process to check telnet is up on a cisco box or any other box for that matter. I tried copying check_smtp which should be somewhat similar in terms of args/parameters but nothing. Why is a telnet comma...