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Alternative to conn test - check for any incoming data from client?

list Michael Beatty
Wed, 06 Feb 2013 07:52:12 -0500
Message-Id: <user-4f7e67676aee@xymon.invalid>

You could write a simple "I'm Alive" client side script and schedule 
client launch to run the script every minute with a 2 minute lifetime.  
The only thing the sends a green status.  If xymon doesn't get a green 
status for 2 mintues, it will display purple.

ie.

xymon 1.2.3.4 "status+2m hostname.alive green I'm Alive"

Michael Beatty
Sherwin-Williams
IT Analyst/Developer
user-4aea7c115850@xymon.invalid
XXX-XXX-XXXX

On 02/06/2013 01:34 AM, Joost Hillen wrote:
Hi there,

Quite a few of the clients I've setup to be monitored, are behind a firewall
which does not allow a response to ping. As such, I can not use the conn test, a
function which I do believe is rather important.

As an alternative, I would like to have a (possibly periodic) check, to see
whether any data is incoming from these clients, as an alternative to the
connection test.. afterall, incoming data = working connection, at least between
the client at the Xymon server.

Might any one have any recommendations or perhaps a sample on how to accomplish
such a feat?

Kind regards,

Joost Hillen.
System Administrator
Draads bv.