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6 Smokeping::probes::base - Base Class for implementing SmokePing Probes
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9 For the time being, please use the Smokeping::probes::FPing for
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13 *** Probes ***
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23 *** Targets ***
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25 probe = base # if this should be the default probe
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34 Supported probe-specific variables:
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38 from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
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40 each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
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50 How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
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59 Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
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61 that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
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64 variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
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70 Tobias Oetiker <tobi@oetiker.ch>
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