if($rate_total == $crit){
                #Add in flap detection, also, if an interface is down check x4
                #before alarming.
                
                $stat = "DOWN";
                append_log ("CRITICAL: Interface $int_table{$key} is DOWN.\n");
                append_status("CRITICAL: Interface $int_table{$key} is DOWN.\n");
                
                my $sth = $dbh->prepare("SELECT interface_status FROM device_iface_cache WHERE interface_name=? and hostname=?");
                $sth->execute($int_table{key}, $host);
                #my $current_status = $dbh->prepare("SELECT interface_status FROM device_iface_cache WHERE interface_name='$int_table{$key}' and hostname='$host';");
                #$current_status->execute;
                my ($f5_iface_status);
                $f5_iface_status=$sth->fetchrow_hashref();
                #print "$f5_iface_status->{interface_status}\n";
                if($f5_iface_status->{interface_status} ne $stat) {
                    
                    #my $iface_result = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE device_iface_cache SET interface_status='$stat', lastcheck='$date', hostname='$host' WHERE hostname='$host' AND interface_name='$int_table{$key}';");
                    #$iface_result->execute();
                    my $iface_result = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE device_iface_cache SET interface_status=?, lastcheck=? WHERE hostname=? AND interface_name=?");
                    $iface_result->execute($stat, $date, $host, $int_table{$key});
                    append_log ("STATUS CHANGED: Interface $int_table{$key} Was: $f5_iface_status->{interface_status} ------- Now: $stat\n");
                }
            
                my $result = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE device_iface_cache SET interface_status=?, lastcheck=? WHERE hostname=? AND interface_name=?");
                $result->execute($stat, $date, $host, $int_table{$key});
            }