monitoring a port?

Mike wrote:

On 2006-10-27, Mike <user-b6f75e481c45@xymon.invalid> wrote:
  

On 2006-10-27, Henrik Stoerner <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid> wrote:
    

On Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 03:05:20PM -0500, Mike wrote:
      

I know using bb-hosts there are tags to watch for ftp and other ports.
Is there a syntax to monitor a specific port by port number?

10.1.1.1	host	# hpjd:9100

Giving the above line as an example/question on monitoring a HP Jet
Direct device at port 9100.
        

Provided you've defined "hpjd" in bb-services, this will do just what
you want it to.
      

I had forgotten about bb-services. Thanks.
    

Does anyone have definitions for mysql, ntp, syslogd, snmp, etc? Does
bb-services only work for tcp or will it work also for udp?
  

You can check /etc/services on most unix boxes to see a port to service 
matching.
msql = 3306
ntp = 123
syslogd = 514 (udp)
snmp = 161

I don't think Hobbit can monitor UDP services (that it doesnt already 
support) without a custom extension script.

-Charles