Alternative to conn test - check for any incoming data from client?
list Joost Hillen
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.
list Adam Goryachev
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On 06/02/13 17:34, 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?
If there is no data from the client, then all client status will go purple... is that sufficient ? (30 minute delay)? Otherwise, setup a ssh test, or http or similar, whatever network service is available.... Regards, Adam -- Adam Goryachev Website Managers www.websitemanagers.com.au
list Michael Beatty
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
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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.
list Joost Hillen
Adam Goryachev <mailinglists at ...> writes: Thank you kindly for the response. I figured that I could setup an RDP test for the hosts, as most of them are setup so that I can take control of them.
list Joost Hillen
Michael Beatty <Michael.Beatty at ...> writes: I'll give this a shot - I will have to use bbwincmd, but I see that the status message is supported there as well - thank you kindly.