[hobbit] Port check from server

Rich Smrcina rsmrcina at wi.rr.com
Fri Feb 8 20:19:29 CET 2008


The PORT test is a Hobbit client feature.

Josh Luthman wrote:
> I don't see the syntax in bb-hosts, should this be done in 
> hobbit-clients.cfg?
> 
> Josh
> 
> On 2/8/08, *Rich Smrcina* <rsmrcina at wi.rr.com 
> <mailto:rsmrcina at wi.rr.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Yes, if the service is listed in /etc/services.  Use the PORT test.  If
>     it's non-standard, it can always be added.
> 
>     Josh Luthman wrote:
>      > Is it possible to test a TCP port on a remote machine with the Hobbit
>      > server?  I have some applications that can't be tested with anything
>      > standard (HTTP, SMTP, etc).  I'm just looking for a basic
>      > acknowledgement that the TCP port is listening on the host being
>     monitored.
>      >
>      > Thanks,
>      > Josh
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