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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import argparse
+import subprocess
+import sys
+import platform
+import re
+import time
+import signal
+
+# Fail-safe timeout
+def set_fail_safe(seconds):
+    def handler(signum, frame):
+        print("PING UNKNOWN - Max runtime exceeded")
+        sys.exit(3)
+    signal.signal(signal.SIGALRM, handler)
+    signal.alarm(seconds)
+
+def parse_args():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="check_ping replacement with delayed alerting.")
+    parser.add_argument("-H", required=True, help="Host address")
+    parser.add_argument("-w", required=True, help="Warning threshold: rta,pl%")
+    parser.add_argument("-c", required=True, help="Critical threshold: rta,pl%")
+    parser.add_argument("-p", type=int, default=5, help="Number of packets to send (default: 5)")
+    parser.add_argument("-t", type=int, default=5, help="Timeout per packet in seconds (default: 5)")
+    parser.add_argument("-4", dest="ipv4", action="store_true", help="Force IPv4")
+    parser.add_argument("-6", dest="ipv6", action="store_true", help="Force IPv6")
+    parser.add_argument("--fails", type=int, default=3, help="Number of consecutive failures before alerting (default: 3)")
+    parser.add_argument("--delay", type=int, default=10, help="Delay in seconds between retries (default: 10)")
+    parser.add_argument("--max-runtime", type=int, default=60, help="Max runtime in seconds before fail-safe exit (default: 60)")
+    parser.add_argument("--interface", help="Use specific network interface (e.g., eth0)")
+    return parser.parse_args()
+
+def run_ping(host, count, timeout, ipv4, ipv6, interface):
+    cmd = ["ping", "-c", str(count), "-W", str(timeout)]
+
+    if ipv6:
+        cmd[0] = "ping6"
+    elif ipv4:
+        cmd.insert(1, "-4")
+
+    if interface:
+        cmd.extend(["-I", interface])
+
+    cmd.append(host)
+    result = subprocess.run(cmd, capture_output=True, text=True)
+    return result.stdout
+
+def parse_ping_output(output):
+    loss_match = re.search(r"(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)% packet loss", output)
+    rtt_match = re.search(r"rtt [^=]*= ([\d\.]+)/", output)
+    if not loss_match or not rtt_match:
+        return None, None
+    return float(rtt_match.group(1)), float(loss_match.group(1))
+
+def check_thresholds(rta, loss, warn, crit):
+    wrta, wpl = map(lambda x: float(x.strip('%')), warn.split(","))
+    crta, cpl = map(lambda x: float(x.strip('%')), crit.split(","))
+    if loss >= cpl or rta >= crta:
+        return 2
+    elif loss >= wpl or rta >= wrta:
+        return 1
+    return 0
+
+def status_text(code):
+    return ["OK", "WARNING", "CRITICAL", "UNKNOWN"][code]
+
+def main():
+    args = parse_args()
+    set_fail_safe(args.max_runtime)
+    fail_count = 0
+
+    while True:
+        output = run_ping(args.H, args.p, args.t, args.ipv4, args.ipv6, args.interface)
+        rta, loss = parse_ping_output(output)
+
+        if rta is None or loss is None:
+            print("PING UNKNOWN - Parsing error")
+            sys.exit(3)
+
+        status = check_thresholds(rta, loss, args.w, args.c)
+
+        perf = f"| rta={rta}ms;{args.w.split(',')[0]};{args.c.split(',')[0]} loss={loss}%;{args.w.split(',')[1].strip('%')};{args.c.split(',')[1].strip('%')}"
+
+        if status == 0:
+            fail_count = 0
+            print(f"PING OK - rta={rta}ms loss={loss}% {perf}")
+            sys.exit(0)
+        else:
+            fail_count += 1
+            print(f"Temporary issue ({fail_count}/{args.fails}) - rta={rta}ms loss={loss}%")
+
+            if fail_count >= args.fails:
+                print(f"PING {status_text(status)} - rta={rta}ms loss={loss}% {perf}")
+                sys.exit(status)
+
+        time.sleep(args.delay)
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
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