1Smokeping_probes_TCPPing(3)        SmokePing       Smokeping_probes_TCPPing(3)
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NAME

6       Smokeping::probes::TCPPing - TCPPing Probe for SmokePing
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SYNOPSIS

9        *** Probes ***
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11        +TCPPing
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13        binary = /usr/bin/tcpping # mandatory
14        forks = 5
15        offset = 50%
16        step = 300
17        timeout = 15
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19        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
20        pings = 5
21        port = 80
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23        # [...]
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25        *** Targets ***
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27        probe = TCPPing # if this should be the default probe
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29        # [...]
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31        + mytarget
32        # probe = TCPPing # if the default probe is something else
33        host = my.host
34        pings = 5
35        port = 80
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DESCRIPTION

38       Integrates TCPPing as a probe into smokeping. The variable binary must
39       point to your copy of the TCPPing program. If it is not installed on
40       your system yet, you can get it from
41       http://www.vdberg.org/~richard/tcpping.  You can also get it from
42       http://www.darkskies.za.net/~norman/scripts/tcpping.
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44       The (optional) port option lets you configure the port for the pings
45       sent.  The TCPPing manpage has the following to say on this topic:
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47       The problem is that with the widespread use of firewalls on the modern
48       Internet, many of the packets that traceroute(8) sends out end up being
49       filtered, making it impossible to completely trace the path to the
50       destination.  However, in many cases, these firewalls will permit
51       inbound TCP packets to specific ports that hosts sitting behind the
52       firewall are listening for connections on.  By sending out TCP SYN
53       packets instead of UDP or ICMP ECHO packets, tcptraceroute is able to
54       bypass the most common firewall filters.
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56       It is worth noting that tcptraceroute never completely establishes a
57       TCP connection with the destination host. If the host is not listening
58       for incoming connections, it will respond with an RST indicating that
59       the port is closed. If the host instead responds with a SYN|ACK, the
60       port is known to be open, and an RST is sent by the kernel
61       tcptraceroute is running on to tear down the connection without
62       completing three-way handshake. This is the same half-open scanning
63       technique that nmap(1) uses when passed the -sS flag.
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VARIABLES

66       Supported probe-specific variables:
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68       binary
69           The location of your tcpping script.
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71           Example value: /usr/bin/tcpping
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73           This setting is mandatory.
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75       forks
76           Run this many concurrent processes at maximum
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78           Example value: 5
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80           Default value: 5
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82       offset
83           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
84           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
85           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
86           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
87           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
88           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
89           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
90           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
91           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)
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93           Example value: 50%
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95       step
96           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
97           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
98           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
99           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
100           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
101           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
102           set in the 'General' section.)
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104           Example value: 300
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106       timeout
107           How long a single 'ping' takes at maximum
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109           Example value: 15
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111           Default value: 5
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113       Supported target-specific variables:
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115       pings
116           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
117           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
118           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
119           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
120           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.
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122           Example value: 5
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124       port
125           The TCP port the probe should measure.
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127           Example value: 80
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AUTHORS

130       Norman Rasmussen <norman@rasmussen.co.za> Patched for Smokeping 2.x
131       compatibility by Anton Chernev <maznio@doom.bg>
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1352.7.3                             2021-07-23       Smokeping_probes_TCPPing(3)