diff --git a/checks/checkpoint_connections b/checks/checkpoint_connections
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-#!/usr/bin/python
-# -*- encoding: utf-8; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
-#
-# This is free software;  you can redistribute it and/or modify it
-# under the  terms of the  GNU General Public License  as published by
-# the Free Software Foundation in version 2.  check_mk is  distributed
-# in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;  with-
-# out even the implied warranty of  MERCHANTABILITY  or  FITNESS FOR A
-# PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the  GNU General Public License for more de-
-# tails. You should have  received  a copy of the  GNU  General Public
-# License along with GNU Make; see the file  COPYING.  If  not,  write
-# to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St,  Fifth Floor,
-# Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
-#
-# rewrite of the original checkpoint_connections check from check_mk
-#
-# Author: Th.L.
-# Date  : 2018-03-17
-#
-# added connection statistic details for tcp/udp/icmp/other .....
-#
-# 29.05.208 : added connection limit (fwConnTableLimit)
-#
-
-checkpoint_connections_default_levels = (40000, 50000)
-
-
-def inventory_checkpoint_connections(info):
-    return [(None, 'checkpoint_connections_default_levels')]
-
-
-def check_checkpoint_connections(item, params, info):
-    fwConnectionsStat, fwpolicystat = info
-
-    fwConnectionsTcp, fwConnectionsUdp, fwConnectionsIcmp, fwConnectionsOther, fwConnections, fwConnectionRate = fwConnectionsStat[0]
-    fwNumConn, fwPeakNumConn, fwConnTableLimit = fwpolicystat[0]
-
-    now_time = time.time()
-
-    fwConnectionsTcp = get_rate('checkpoint_connections.%s.%s' % ('fwConnectionsTcp', item), now_time, int(fwConnectionsTcp), onwrap=SKIP)
-    fwConnectionsUdp = get_rate('checkpoint_connections.%s.%s' % ('fwConnectionsUdp', item), now_time, int(fwConnectionsUdp), onwrap=SKIP)
-    fwConnectionsIcmp = get_rate('checkpoint_connections.%s.%s' % ('fwConnectionsIcmp', item), now_time, int(fwConnectionsIcmp), onwrap=SKIP)
-    fwConnectionsOther = get_rate('checkpoint_connections.%s.%s' % ('fwConnectionsOther', item), now_time, int(fwConnectionsOther), onwrap=SKIP)
-    fwConnections = get_rate('checkpoint_connections.%s.%s' % ('fwConnections', item), now_time, int(fwConnections), onwrap=SKIP)
-    fwConnectionRate = int(fwConnectionRate)
-
-    fwNumConn = int(fwNumConn)
-    fwPeakNumConn = int(fwPeakNumConn)
-    fwConnTableLimit = int (fwConnTableLimit)
-
-    warn, crit = params
-
-    perfdata = [('fwconnectionstcp', fwConnectionsTcp),
-                ('fwconnectionsudp', fwConnectionsUdp),
-                ('fwconnectionsicmp', fwConnectionsIcmp),
-                ('fwconnectionsother', fwConnectionsOther),
-                ('fwconnections', fwConnections),
-                ('connections', fwNumConn, warn, crit, 0, fwConnTableLimit),
-                ('fwpeaknumconn', fwPeakNumConn)
-                ]
-
-    state = 0
-    infotext = ''
-    infotext += '%d current' % fwNumConn
-    infotext += ', %d peak' % fwPeakNumConn
-    infotext += ', %d table limit' % fwConnTableLimit
-    infotext += ', %d rate' % fwConnectionRate
-
-    if fwConnections >= crit:
-        state = 2
-    elif fwConnections >= warn:
-        state = 1
-
-    if state > 0:
-        infotext += ' (warn/crit at %d/%d)' % (warn, crit)
-
-    return state, infotext, perfdata
-
-
-check_info['checkpoint_connections'] = {
-    'check_function'     : check_checkpoint_connections,
-    'inventory_function' : inventory_checkpoint_connections,
-    'service_description': 'Connections',
-    'has_perfdata'       : True,
-    'group'              : 'checkpoint_connections',
-    #'snmp_scan_function': lambda oid: oid('.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0') in ['.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1.67',  # ClusterXL Gateway
-    #                                                                '.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1.65',  # Appliance
-    #                                                                '.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1.64',  # VSX Gateway
-    #                                                                '.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1.62',  # Gateway
-    #                                                                '.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1.49',  # R77.30 Gateway
-    #                                                                '.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1.48',  # Mgmt
-    #                                                                '.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.3.2.10']        # Virtual System (Linux),
-    'snmp_scan_function': lambda oid: (oid('.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0').startswith('.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.6.123.1') or
-                                       oid('.1.3.6.1.2.1.1.2.0') in ['.1.3.6.1.4.1.8072.3.2.10',])        # Virtual System (Linux)
-                                       and oid('.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.1.26.11.1.0'),  # CHECKPOINT-MIB::fwConnectionsStatConnectionsTcp.0
-    'snmp_info'          : [('.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.1.26.11', [
-                             '1',  # fwConnectionsStatConnectionsTcp
-                             '2',  # fwConnectionsStatConnectionsUdp
-                             '3',  # fwConnectionsStatConnectionsIcmp
-                             '4',  # fwConnectionsStatConnectionsOther
-                             '5',  # fwConnectionsStatConnections
-                             '6',  # fwConnectionsStatConnectionRate
-                             ]),
-                            ('.1.3.6.1.4.1.2620.1.1.25', [  # CHECKPOINT-MIB::fwPolicyStat
-                             '3',   # fwNumConn
-                             '4',   # fwPeakNumConn
-                             '10',  # fwConnTableLimit
-                             ])
-                            ]
-}