Network monitoring requires significantly more than just pinging hosts. This cookbook will help you to comprehensively test your networks major functions on a regular basis. "Nagios Core Administrators Cookbook" will show you how to use Nagios Core as a monitoring framework that understands the layers and subtleties of the network for intelligent monitoring and notification behaviour. Nagios Core Administrators Guide introduces the reader to methods of extending Nagios Core into a network monitoring solution. The book begins by covering the basic structure of hosts, services, and contacts...