gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash

timestamp=$(date +"%s")
FLOOR=100
RANGE=999
number=0   #initialize
while [ "$number" -le $FLOOR ]
do
  number=$RANDOM
  let "number %= $RANGE"  # Scales $number down within $RANGE.
done

x=0;
retval=1;

while [ $x -le 2 -a $retval -eq 1  ] ; do
        /usr/bin/snmptrap -v 2c -Ci -Lo -c $2 $1 ''  NAGIOS-NOTIFY-MIB::nagiosHostEventTable \
                nHostname s "$3" \
                nHostAlias s "$4" \
                nHostStateID i $5 \
                nHostGroupName s "$6" \
                nHostDurationSec i $7 \
                nHostOutput s "$8" \
                nHostPerfData s "$9" \
                nHostLastCheck i "$timestamp" \
                nHostAttempt i "$number"

        retval=$?

        [ $retval -eq 0 ] && echo "Trap send succesfully, snmptrap exit code: [$retval]"

        x=$(( $x + 1 ))
        if [ $retval -eq 1 ]; then
                echo "Trap failed, snmptrap exit code: [$retval]"
                [ $x -le 2 ] && sleep 3
        fi

done