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Need help to configure ssh test

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list Alex Campos · Thu, 7 Apr 2011 03:25:10 +0000 · 
Hello,

I hope I am sending this question to the correct list. I've been trying to setup a basic network test (ssh) for a multihomed server in such a way that the connection test goes to IP "A" and the SSH test is performed on IP "B"

This is how my bb-hosts line looks:

1.2.3.4  sever.domain.com # conn=worst,10.20.30.40  ssh:25052 at 10.20.30.40

If I read the MAN page for bb-hosts correctly this should work, but on the xymon logs I see this:

2011-04-06 22:16:56 WARNING: Could not bind to source IP 10.20.30.40 for test (null): Cannot assign requested address.

Can someone kindly explain what I am doing wrong? We are running Xymon 4.2.3

Thanks in advance for your help,

~Alex
list Henrik Størner · Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:50:53 +0200 ·
▸ quoted from Alex Campos
Den 07-04-2011 05:25, Alex Campos skrev:
Hello,

I hope I am sending this question to the correct list. I’ve been trying
to setup a basic network test (ssh) for a multihomed server in such a
way that the connection test goes to IP “A” and the SSH test is
performed on IP “B”

This is how my bb-hosts line looks:

1.2.3.4 sever.domain.com # conn=worst,10.20.30.40 ssh:25052 at 10.20.30.40
The '@' modifier is for defining the SOURCE of the connection, not the destination. It is used when your Xymon server is multihomed.

For multihomed destinations, you need a separate entry in the hosts.cfg (bb-hosts) file with the alternate IP and the "testip" tag. In your case it would be like this:

10.20.30.40 server-ip2.domain.com # testip ssh


Regards,
Henrik