Using hostname instead of IP in bb-hosts
list Manu
Hi, I'm new to the list and also new to hobbit. I'm using the release candidate 4.12p1 on debian linux and several others. My problem is, that I have to monitor computers which are connected to the internet by a dialup dsl connection. Those are getting a new ip-address from the isp every 24 hours and ddclient is updating it to dynamic dns. I need to monitor the machines because they provide the internet for our conference rooms and are not connected to our internal network. I added the following line to bb-hosts: <dyndns-hostname> DSL1 # BBDISPLAY BBPAGER BBNET conn but hobbit ignores this line and doesn't throw an error. Is there a way to use hostnames instead of the ip-address? apart from this, I started with an entry like this: 10.0.0.101 host1 ... and realized, that I misspelled the ip-address. So I changed it to 10.0.0.103 but hobbit keeps pinging the old ip address. Can I tell hobbit to update the ip-address manually? Thanks in advance. Kind regards, Manuel
list Henrik Størner
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On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 09:32:41AM +0100, Manu wrote:
I'm using the release candidate 4.12p1 on debian linux and several others.
Just to clarify, 4.1.2p1 is a full release version - release candidates always have "...rcX" in the version number.
My problem is, that I have to monitor computers which are connected to the internet by a dialup dsl connection. Those are getting a new ip-address from the isp every 24 hours and ddclient is updating it to dynamic dns.
Put them in the bb-hosts file with IP "0.0.0.0" - that tells Hobbit they have a dynamic IP.
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10.0.0.101 host1 ... and realized, that I misspelled the ip-address. So I changed it to 10.0.0.103 but hobbit keeps pinging the old ip address.
Hobbit will in fact always use the hostname and do a DNS lookup, unless you've put "testip" on that entry in the bb-hosts file, or you are using the "--dns=ip" option for running the network tests. So first you should check what IP "host1" really resolves to (use the "host" or "dig" commands) - and don't forget to check the local /etc/hosts file on the Hobbit server. Regards, Henrik
list Manu
Ok, that makes sense :) Thanks a lot for the quick answer. ----- Message from user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid ---------
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Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 09:38:06 +0100
From: Henrik Stoerner <user-ce4a2c883f75@xymon.invalid>
Reply-To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
Subject: Re: [hobbit] Using hostname instead of IP in bb-hosts
To: user-ae9b8668bcde@xymon.invalid
On Mon, Nov 28, 2005 at 09:32:41AM +0100, Manu wrote:I'm using the release candidate 4.12p1 on debian linux and several others.Just to clarify, 4.1.2p1 is a full release version - release candidates always have "...rcX" in the version number.My problem is, that I have to monitor computers which are connected to the internet by a dialup dsl connection. Those are getting a new ip-address from the isp every 24 hours and ddclient is updating it to dynamic dns.Put them in the bb-hosts file with IP "0.0.0.0" - that tells Hobbit they have a dynamic IP.10.0.0.101 host1 ... and realized, that I misspelled the ip-address. So I changed it to 10.0.0.103 but hobbit keeps pinging the old ip address.Hobbit will in fact always use the hostname and do a DNS lookup, unless you've put "testip" on that entry in the bb-hosts file, or you are using the "--dns=ip" option for running the network tests. So first you should check what IP "host1" really resolves to (use the "host" or "dig" commands) - and don't forget to check the local /etc/hosts file on the Hobbit server. Regards, Henrik
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