PING and TCP Port test together

hilmiesen · Post by **hilmiesen** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 9:23 am

hi
I want to test tcpport all computer ( all subnet ) At network. if host is alive and windows, may perform tcp test.

I dont want to use Dependent Test. because, total computers are approximately 3000.

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 11:50 am

Not sure I understand the question.
If you want to setup 2 tests (ping and tcp), just setup 2 tests. What is the problem?

Regards
Alex

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Tue Mar 03, 2009 12:27 pm

BTW
If you need to setup similar tests for many systems, you may use Replicator
http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/replicator/index.htm

Also Ping and TCP tests allows you to specify a range of IPv4 addresses (e.g. 10.10.1.100 - 10.10.1.254). In this case, HostMonitor will create a separate test for each of the addresses within that range. This allows you to create 3000 tests in a minute.

Regards
Alex

hilmiesen · Post by **hilmiesen** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 2:40 am

Actually, I want to write script. Firstly, Script may do Ping-Test, secondly, Tcp-Test. Two tests must do together.

Eg:

ip range: 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254
192.168.2.1 - 192.168.2.254

192.168.1.1 --> ping test --> if system Alive --> tcp test
192.168.1.2 --> same case

KS-Soft Europe · Post by **KS-Soft Europe** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:14 am

hilmiesen wrote:Actually, I want to write script. Firstly, Script may do Ping-Test, secondly, Tcp-Test. Two tests must do together.

You may write a script. HostMonitor provides serveral ways to handle user-made scripts:
1. "Active Script" test method: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... htm#script
2. "Shell Script" test method: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... m#chkShell
3. "External" test method: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/mfra ... m#execheck

hilmiesen wrote:ip range: 192.168.1.1 - 192.168.1.254
192.168.2.1 - 192.168.2.254

However, to implemet such a script, you should use some third-party utilities or components. Beside that, what results are you expected to see? Anyway, it is not a HostMonitor way.

I would suggest you to create just two tests in HostMonitor:
1. Ping.
2. TCP Port
and make ping test as a Master for second one. After that, you may use "Replicator" tool, described above, to spread this tests over specified range. It's pretty easy: http://www.ks-soft.net/hostmon.eng/replicator/index.htm

Regards,
Max

hilmiesen · Post by **hilmiesen** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 5:47 am

Thanks Max

KS-Soft · Post by **KS-Soft** » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:31 am

I still do not understand why do you need this.
If you want to perform several TCP or other tests for each system, then there is a reason to setup Ping test as master test. So you will receive single alert when system shutdown or there is some network problem.

If you want to perform single(!!) TCP test for each system, why do you need Ping as master test?? Just perform single TCP test. If service works then of course ping test will be passed as well.
If TCP test fails, then you may use Ping test to check is this specific service problem or network problem. In such case you should setup TCP test as master test and start Ping test only if TCP test fails.
This way you reduce HostMonitor system load and network traffic...

Unless most of your systems shutdown most of the time. In such case your way (Ping then TCP) will be more efficient.

Regards
Alex