[mrtg] Re: Graph output when node is down?

[Mike Handley]

Thanks everyone...especially for the quick responses :)

I think I will leave the default behavior since it is easier to detect a
down node.

Thanks
mike

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Calvert [mailto:ncalvert at cabletron.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 05, 1999 9:59 AM
> To: Mike Handley
> Cc: 'mrtg at list.ee.ethz.ch'
> Subject: [mrtg] Re: Graph output when node is down?
> 
> 
> Mike
> 
> See the option unknaszero in the documentation.. you are correct, if
> MRTG doesn't get a value, it assumes the last read value, 
> unless you set
> the option I mentioned.
> 
> Neil
> 
> Mike Handley wrote:
> > 
> > Hi,
> >   We had a remote site go down for about 2 hours yesterday 
> that was being
> > monitored by mrtg.  The graphs for that node show
> > a steady in/output of about 300bytes on bri0/0?  Can anyone 
> tell me why this
> > happens?  I would think the graph input for the port would 
> at least be 0. Or
> > Does MRTG take the next reading it can get from the remote 
> site and fill in
> > the unavailable time with this data producing the steady 
> in/out rate?
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Mike
> > 
> > 
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