[smokeping-users] Re: Using dns probe, on sp 1.28

[Ralf Hildebrandt]

* PAUL WILLIAMSON <pwilliamson at mandtbank.com>:

> Is anyone using this?  I've been trying to get it work for the better 
> part of 2 days with no luck.

Yes, I use it.
 
> Here's my config section:
> 
> + DNS
> 
> binary = /usr/bin/dig
> 
> And when I start smokeping, I get this in my output...
> 
> ### parsing dig output...OK
> ### fping seems to report in 1 miliseconds
> 
> So it looks like smokeping is parsing the setup ok.  When I try to 
> add a device using this probe, I've tried a number of different 
> approaches for getting it into the config, but all of them make 
> smokeping complain in one way or another about the format.
> 
> Does someone have a sample they'd be willing to share?

Yes:

*** Probes ***

+ DNS
binary = /usr/bin/dig

...

*** Targets ***

+ DNS
menu = Nameserver
title = Nameserver
probe = DNS
++ PROBE_CONF
lookup=www.charite.de

++ comcom
menu = comcom
title = comcom
host = comcom.charite.de

++ charcom
menu = charcom
title = charcom
host = charcom.charite.de

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