ping through router

[akbar415]

I have 2 links in one router. I Want to know if link 1 or link 2 is down. I know that all request to ip 172.x.x.1 is through link 1 and ping to 172.x.x.2 is through link 2.



So I set a item on zabbix to do a icmpping
icmpping[172.x.x.1]
and
icmpping[172.x.x.2]

But I don't wanna zabbix server do this ping. I want to router do this ping check and return the result to zabbix.


How can I do that?

[nick0909]

You have to run the ping command on the router, which would require an external script to run the ping on that router and return the result to zabbix.

Another way, if possible, is to install a zabbix proxy at the other site where that router is to do the ping for you. At every physical location we run zabbix proxies and then we are able to have the proxies do checks from that location instead of our central zabbix server.

[akbar415]

Thanks for your answer but.

You have to run the ping command on the router, which would require an external script to run the ping on that router and return the result to zabbix.

I don't manage the router so I can't connect to the router to execute the ping.

Another way, if possible, is to install a zabbix proxy at the other site where that router is to do the ping for you. At every physical location we run zabbix proxies and then we are able to have the proxies do checks from that location instead of our central zabbix server.

I know only the first hop, so if I setup a zabbix proxy on point B (far beyond the first hop) and make a ping from point A, the ping can go through link 1 or link 2, this way even if link 1 is offilne the ping will work, this is not suitable for me.

[zabbixfk]

I had similar requirement, but in my case i could access the router ( read only), and i had setup small script which would login to router, run pings via link1 and link2 and display result in zabbix. THis is possible via external script. But you should be able to access the router.

Thanks.