[hobbit] Port check from server

[Josh Luthman]

I'm after that second option - though when I telnet the port I don't get any
information back, can the test still be accomplished with this?  There are
no welcome messages or anything of the sort =/

Josh

On 2/8/08, Charles Jones <jonescr at cisco.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> You could do it at least two ways:
> 1. Have hobbit client on the remote machine check for the listening port
> in netstat
> 2. Define the port in bb-services.cfg and add the tag for the new
> service to your bb-hosts.
>
> -Charles
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