* Routing

check_traceroute

Description:

This plugin does a traceroute to a target host and checks if a desired HOP is a certain IP address.

I use it to alert on multi-ISP change when I cannot control the routers.

Usage:
check_remote REMOTEIP NHOP ROUTE1 ROUTE2

Example:
check_remote 5.5.5.5 3 1.1.1.1 2.2.2.2

returns
OK if HOP number 3 to 5.5.5.5 is 1.1.1.1
WARN if is 2.2.2.2
CRITICAL if something else
UNKNOWN on other errors.

Current Version

1.0

Last Release Date

2014-03-27

Compatible With

  • Nagios 3.x
  • Nagios XI

Owner

License

GPL


Project Notes
This plugin does a traceroute to a target host and checks if a desired HOP is a certain IP address. I use it to alert on multi-ISP change when I cannot control the routers. Usage: check_remote REMOTEIP NHOP ROUTE1 ROUTE2 Example: check_remote 5.5.5.5 3 1.1.1.1 2.2.2.2 returns OK if HOP number 3 to 5.5.5.5 is 1.1.1.1 WARN if is 2.2.2.2 CRITICAL if something else UNKNOWN on other errors.
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Works fine
by Esquilax, September 30, 2022

Thank you! I use it to check if our main WAN ist active or our backup line. Had to install traceroute first on CentOS - a bit strange for an admin mainly using Windows :-)



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