weathermap fping datasource

[dev999]

Hello,
I was wondering how weathermap's fping data source works?
I analyzed the fping data source class, but I'm not sure about does the
script pings periodically the specified device in weathermap config file in fping TARGET?

Thx

[Howie]

Yes, it uses the 'fping' command line utility to ping the device a number of times (I think 5? it is in the manual) and reports latency and packet loss.

[dev999]

Hi,
thx for your answer .
I was interested in whether it does this perodically, eg. pings the devices 5 times at ones (according to the -t parameter specified in the fping invoke command) and repeats this after 5 minutes again and so on... So that
I can check periodically if the device is alive?

[Howie]

Hi,
thx for your answer .
I was interested in whether it does this perodically, eg. pings the devices 5 times at ones (according to the -t parameter specified in the fping invoke command) and repeats this after 5 minutes again and so on... So that
I can check periodically if the device is alive?

Yes, it calls

Code: Select all

fping -t100 -r1 -p20 -u -C 5 -i10 -q {ip address}"

every Cacti poller cycle (usually 5 minutes).

[dev999]

OK,
thx I got it .
Just one more, is there windows fping .exe for version 3.6 ?
I've downloaded the version 3.0.

[Howie]

Sorry no idea. I would try what you have.