[Xymon] DNS test - test of server or resolution?

[Ryan Novosielski]

The DNS test is to test a DNS server of your choice (eg. by querying it on port 53). It is not a local test, unless your Xymon server happens to also host DNS.

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On Mar 7, 2012 10:05, John Horne <john.horne at plymouth.ac.uk> wrote: 

Hello,



I have just started to look at Xymon (4.3.7), and currently have the

server monitoring itself.



I'm a bit confused with the DNS test. What is it trying to test:

1) that the local host has a running name server (e.g. bind, unbind

etc)?

2) that the local server can perform DNS resolution using any name

server?

3) that the local host has a running name server and that it can perform

resolution using it?



As far as I can tell the answer is '3'. I have no name server on the

local host (hence getting a red icon), but do have DNS resolution. Is

there a way to configure the DNS test to just check on resolution, and

leave the 'procs' test to check if 'named' is running or not?







Thanks,



John.



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John Horne                   Tel: +44 (0)1752 587287

Plymouth University, UK      Fax: +44 (0)1752 587001

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