Ping randomly fails

AIM Systems · 09-28-2009, 09:31 AM

I wonder if anyone else is having this issue?

I have a VPN connection (OpenVPN) between two servers in two locations.

Every 10 min, from the 'server' end I run:

Code:

ping -W 10 -c 3 $x

where x is a list of hostnames

Out of the 24x6=144 times I ping this server, I'll get about 3 fails a day.
Immediately after receiving a fail warning, I ping the server and it's up.
what gives?

TB0ne · 09-28-2009, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AIM Systems

I wonder if anyone else is having this issue?

I have a VPN connection (OpenVPN) between two servers in two locations.

Every 10 min, from the 'server' end I run:

Code:

ping -W 10 -c 3 $x

where x is a list of hostnames

Out of the 24x6=144 times I ping this server, I'll get about 3 fails a day.
Immediately after receiving a fail warning, I ping the server and it's up.
what gives?

With no information, who can tell? Could be an intermittent network problem, port on a router/switch going bad, circuit saturation, or your program could be getting hung up with another process on your box.

If it's just one specific server that's having a problem, I'd focus on that. Check ALL the wires, connections, etc., and try moving it to a different port or different switch.