I've thrown up an instance of reconnoiter, and configured it to ping the routers and switches on my network.<br><br>As far as I can tell from the reconnoiter graphs for any item to ping only one ping "succeeds" and all the rest "fail".<br>
With the default of 5 pings, available=20 (presumably that's "percent").<br>When I set it to 20 pings, available=5.<br><br>I see this result *always*, and for *every* device on my network.<br><br>The fact is that I do not have 80% packet loss anywhere in my network, let alone *everywhere*, so I'm confused.<br>
<br>Why is ping_icmp returning this result (feel free to tell me I've misconfigured something, it's entirely likely).<br><br>NB this instance of reconnoiter is running on a VM, but neither the VM not the underlying server are busy.<br>
<br>Here's the output with noitd in debug mode.<br><br># /usr/local/sbin/noitd -c /usr/local/etc/noit.conf -D<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.076597] Processed 1 includes<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.076898] Found 29 /noit/logs//log stanzas<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:21.077063] Found 1 outlets for log 'error'<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.084360] rlim { 1048576, 1048576 }<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.087976] Found 1 acl stanzas<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.089351] Module selfcheck successfully loaded.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:21.090572] Module ping_icmp successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.090991] Module dns successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.174749] Module snmp successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.175592] Module ssh2 successfully loaded.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:21.177243] Module varnish successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.179774] Module http successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.181871] Module resmon successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.183285] Module smtp successfully loaded.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:21.186246] Module jmx successfully loaded.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.193486] Found 4 /noit/listeners//listener stanzas<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.380382] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.143.25,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.380467] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.143.25)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:21.381640] ping_icmp: 202.62.143.25 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.788361] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.5,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.788433] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.5)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:21.789260] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.5 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:21.880551] ping_icmp(202.62.143.25) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0011,max=0.0011,avg=0.0011]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:22.288466] ping_icmp(202.62.144.5) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0008,max=0.0008,avg=0.0008]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:22.772364] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.8,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:22.772436] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.8)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:22.773227] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.8 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:23.272461] ping_icmp(202.62.144.8) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0008,max=0.0008,avg=0.0008]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:23.380453] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:23.788523] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:24.772421] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:24.988383] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.6,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:24.988452] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.6)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:24.989231] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.6 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:25.380453] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:25.488477] ping_icmp(202.62.144.6) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0008,max=0.0008,avg=0.0008]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:25.788421] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:26.328614] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.148.3,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:26.328679] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.148.3)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:26.347888] ping_icmp: 202.62.148.3 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:26.772480] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:26.789316] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.156.3,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:26.789382] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.156.3)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:26.802455] ping_icmp: 202.62.156.3 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:26.829352] ping_icmp(202.62.148.3) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0192,max=0.0192,avg=0.0192]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:26.988441] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:27.292398] ping_icmp(202.62.156.3) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0131,max=0.0131,avg=0.0131]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:27.380454] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:27.788420] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:28.328665] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:28.772422] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:28.789365] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:28.988441] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:29.380455] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:29.788420] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:30.328664] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:30.772469] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:30.792332] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:30.988441] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:32.324403] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.148.2,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:32.324475] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.148.2)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:32.328705] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:32.343216] ping_icmp: 202.62.148.2 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:32.789366] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:32.824516] ping_icmp(202.62.148.2) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0187,max=0.0187,avg=0.0187]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:32.988439] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:34.028486] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.14,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:34.028555] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.14)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:34.030254] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.14 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:34.324453] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:34.328664] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:34.532247] ping_icmp(202.62.144.14) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0017,max=0.0017,avg=0.0017]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:34.789365] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.028537] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.096472] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.7,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.096559] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.7)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:36.098155] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.7 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.324477] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.480487] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.11,2000,5)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:36.480549] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.11)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.481413] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.11 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.596580] ping_icmp(202.62.144.7) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0016,max=0.0016,avg=0.0016]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:36.952468] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.148.4,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.952545] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.148.4)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:36.970919] ping_icmp: 202.62.148.4 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:36.980580] ping_icmp(202.62.144.11) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0008,max=0.0008,avg=0.0008]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:37.452582] ping_icmp(202.62.148.4) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0184,max=0.0184,avg=0.0184]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:37.476338] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.15,2000,5)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:37.476412] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.15)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:37.477237] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.15 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:37.976444] ping_icmp(202.62.144.15) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0008,max=0.0008,avg=0.0008]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:38.028536] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:38.096533] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:38.324450] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:38.480534] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:38.952528] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:39.476392] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:39.720410] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.148.1,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:39.720470] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.148.1)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:39.739387] ping_icmp: 202.62.148.1 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:39.925275] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.62,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:39.925345] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.62)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:39.926579] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.62 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:40.028536] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:40.096533] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:40.220497] ping_icmp(202.62.148.1) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0189,max=0.0189,avg=0.0189]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:40.324449] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:40.425377] ping_icmp(202.62.144.62) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0012,max=0.0012,avg=0.0012]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:40.480534] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:40.952528] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.232418] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.148.9,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.232495] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.148.9)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.251028] ping_icmp: 202.62.148.9 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:41.476394] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.560442] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.156.1,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.560514] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.156.1)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.574505] ping_icmp: 202.62.156.1 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:41.620400] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.2,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.620466] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.2)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.621456] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.2 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:41.720457] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.732524] ping_icmp(202.62.148.9) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0185,max=0.0185,avg=0.0185]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:41.925325] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:42.028535] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:42.060552] ping_icmp(202.62.156.1) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0140,max=0.0140,avg=0.0140]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:42.096533] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:42.120493] ping_icmp(202.62.144.2) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0010,max=0.0010,avg=0.0010]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:42.244427] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.13,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:42.244504] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.13)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:42.245513] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.13 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:42.480534] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:42.744524] ping_icmp(202.62.144.13) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0010,max=0.0010,avg=0.0010]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:42.952527] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.232476] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.476416] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.560495] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:43.620445] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.720457] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.776437] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.17,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.776508] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.17)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:43.777719] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.17 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:43.925324] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:44.096533] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:44.244487] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:44.276536] ping_icmp(202.62.144.17) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0012,max=0.0012,avg=0.0012]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:44.320409] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.3,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:44.320493] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.3)<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:44.322446] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.3 1 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:44.480535] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:44.822513] ping_icmp(202.62.144.3) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0019,max=0.0019,avg=0.0019]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:44.952528] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:45.232477] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:45.476455] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:45.560496] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:45.620446] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:45.720457] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:45.776490] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:45.925323] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:46.116440] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.4,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:46.116520] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.4)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:46.119236] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.4 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:46.244487] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:46.320462] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:46.616561] ping_icmp(202.62.144.4) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0027,max=0.0027,avg=0.0027]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:47.052374] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,66.225.209.7,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.052442] ping_icmp_real_send(66.225.209.7)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.232477] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.288886] ping_icmp: 66.225.209.7 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:47.484438] ping_icmp_send(0x8a76b48,202.62.144.1,2000,5)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.484519] ping_icmp_real_send(202.62.144.1)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.485013] ping_icmp: 202.62.144.1 1 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:47.560495] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.620447] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.720457] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.776492] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:47.925323] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:47.984549] ping_icmp(202.62.144.1) [cnt=5,avail=20,min=0.0005,max=0.0005,avg=0.0005]<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:48.116504] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:48.244487] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:48.320464] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:49.052423] ping_icmp_real_send(66.225.209.7)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:49.232477] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:49.288655] ping_icmp: 66.225.209.7 2 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:49.484497] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:49.560496] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:49.620446] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:49.776492] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:50.116503] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:50.244488] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:50.320465] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:51.052424] ping_icmp_real_send(66.225.209.7)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:51.288784] ping_icmp: 66.225.209.7 3 is still outstanding.<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:51.484497] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:51.776490] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:52.116502] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:52.320462] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:53.052423] ping_icmp_real_send(66.225.209.7)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:53.288581] ping_icmp: 66.225.209.7 4 is still outstanding.<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:53.484498] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:54.116503] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:55.052422] ping_icmp_real_send(66.225.209.7)<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:55.288583] ping_icmp(66.225.209.7) [cnt=5,avail=100,min=0.2361,max=0.2364,avg=0.2362]<br>
[2010-10-01 14:14:55.484498] ping check no longer active, bailing<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:59.431416] ping_icmp bad size: 20+36<br>[2010-10-01 14:14:59.666411] ping_icmp bad size: 20+36<br><br>Thanks,<br>Phil P<br>