Description: Options (bitstring) on how the server will be contacted. You can add these together to set more than one option: none(1): By defaut, a sample query to the server will be performed. noQuery(2): Do not attempt to do a query to the network server (it will only check the port to determine if there IS a server there. reResolve(4): Reresolve the hostname into an IP address immediately before EACH attempted contacted with the network server. proxyNocache(8): When using a proxy server, inform the proxy server to not use its cache. logAll(32): Log information from all poll requests to the log file. (Otherwise, only exceptions/traps will be logged.) notifyStateChange(64): Notify ONLY on a state change of a network service. For example, notify only if 1) A service has been down exactly NCFailsAlert times, OR: 2) A service has been down and then comes back up. Note: If NotifyStateChange is set, then only 1 notification will occur until/unless the network server comes up again.

The KIND of notification done (trap and/or log to a file and/or run a program) is determined by the isEventType variable. allEprog(128): Run the program specified in isEprog after EACH poll attempt to the service (rather than only when there is an event, etc.). traceRoute(256): If an event occurs and email is sent (isEmail is set), then include a traceroute to the host that had the failed network service. disableAutoStart(512): Do not start this request during 'Start All Requests' or system reboots. sslWorkarounds(1024): Enable SSL bug workarounds.