probes::RemoteFPing(3)      SmokePing      probes::RemoteFPing(3)



NNAAMMEE
       probes::RemoteFPing - Remote FPing Probe for SmokePing

SSYYNNOOPPSSIISS
        *** Probes ***
        + RemoteFPing
        binary = /usr/bin/ssh
        packetsize = 1024
        forks = 1

        ++ PROBE_CONF
        rhost = bigbox.foobar.com
        ruser = foo
        rbinary = /usr/local/sbin/fping

DDEESSCCRRIIPPTTIIOONN
       Integrates the remote execution of FPing via ssh/rsh into
       smokeping.  The variable bbiinnaarryy must point to your copy of
       the ssh/rsh program.

OOPPTTIIOONNSS
       The bbiinnaarryy and rrhhoosstt are mandatory. The bbiinnaarryy option
       specifies the path of the remote shell program (usually
       ssh, rsh or remsh). Any other script or binary that can be
       called as

           /path/to/binary [ -l ruser ] rhost rbinary

       may be used.

       The (optional) ppaacckkeettssiizzee option lets you configure the
       packetsize for the pings sent.

       The (optional) ffoorrkkss option lets you configure the number
       of simultaneous remote pings to be run.

       The rrhhoosstt option specifies the remote device from where
       fping will be launched.

       The (optional) rruusseerr option allows you to specify the
       remote user, if different from the one running the
       smokeping daemon.

       The (optional) rrbbiinnaarryy option allows you to specify the
       location of the remote fping binary. If not specified the
       probe will assume that fping is in the remote host's path.

NNOOTTEESS
       It is important to make sure that you can access the
       remote machine without a password prompt, otherwise this
       probe will not work properly.  To test just try something
       like this:

           $ ssh bigbox.foobar.com fping somehost.foobar.com

       The next thing you see must be fping's output.

AAUUTTHHOORR
       Luis F Balbinot <hades@inf.ufrgs.br>

       based on probes::FPing by

       Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>



1.30                        2003-12-01     probes::RemoteFPing(3)
