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I think this might be useful for getting some of these "less that
usual" features going<br>
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I think we all know xymond listens to port 1984. It also starts up
sub processes that some how communicate with xymond. <br>
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Some handle delegated tasks from data provided like generating RRDs,
updating web pages etc. <br>
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Others independently collect data by performing network tests of
various kinds (MY current favorite is snmp polling).<br>
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Here is where I start to get hazy. Using lsof, it looks like the
communications for most part is via FIFO pipes... Named pipes?<br>
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Clients collect? Channels Process? xymond routes the data or
clients and channels listen for stuff intended for themselves in a
kind of free-for-all (not necessarily a bad thing)?<br>
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Inquiring minds want to know<br>
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