----- "Dominique Frise" <user-78ab6673b600@xymon.invalid> wrote:
Cooper, Ken wrote:
Did anyone answer this? I just got the same request and had no luck
finding an answer.
Thanks
Ken Cooper
-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Leavitt [mailto:user-9b8a669cb525@xymon.invalid]
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2008 7:44 PM
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: [hobbit] tftp monitor
Couldn't quickly find a FAQ on this, didn't see anything on
deadcat.net
either... I to monitor whether a TFTP server on the internal net
here is
up and running. What do I need to do to make this happen?
[...]
Hobbit cannot check UDP services.
The more correct answer is that Xymon's generic network testing features supports TCP. UDP cannot be tested generically, being connectionless.
However, Hobbit does monitor NTP (but this is done by using an NTP client).
I monitor RADIUS using an extension script (I think the one from The Shire, but I had to remove the Solaris-isms).
A similar approach can be taken for TFTP, e.g. using a tftp client to fetch a known file, and testing the return code.
We have TFTP in our environment, but I would be worried if someone really required it to be monitored (as the functionality often implemented requiring a reliable TFTP service can often be done with better tools ...).
However, if you don't come right, I may decide to implement a check myself and share it.
Regards,
Buchan