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NAME
       Smokeping::probes::EchoPingWhois - an echoping(1) probe for SmokePing

OVERVIEW
       Measures whois roundtrip times for SmokePing with the echoping_whois
       plugin.

SYNOPSIS
        *** Probes ***

        +EchoPingWhois

        binary = /usr/bin/echoping
        forks = 5
        offset = 50%
        step = 300

        # The following variables can be overridden in each target section
        extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
        ipversion = 4
        pings = 5
        plugin = /path/to/whois.so
        pluginargs = -p plugin_specific_arg
        priority = 6
        timeout = 1
        tos = 0xa0
        waittime = 1
        whois_request = example.org # mandatory

        # [...]

        *** Targets ***

        probe = EchoPingWhois # if this should be the default probe

        # [...]

        + mytarget
        # probe = EchoPingWhois # if the default probe is something else
        host = my.host
        extraopts = -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of
        ipversion = 4
        pings = 5
        plugin = /path/to/whois.so
        pluginargs = -p plugin_specific_arg
        priority = 6
        timeout = 1
        tos = 0xa0
        waittime = 1
        whois_request = example.org # mandatory

VARIABLES
       Supported probe-specific variables:

       binary
           The location of your echoping binary.

           Default value: /usr/bin/echoping

       forks
           Run this many concurrent processes at maximum

           Example value: 5

           Default value: 5

       offset
           If you run many probes concurrently you may want to prevent them
           from hitting your network all at the same time. Using the probe-
           specific offset parameter you can change the point in time when
           each probe will be run. Offset is specified in % of total interval,
           or alternatively as 'random', and the offset from the 'General'
           section is used if nothing is specified here. Note that this does
           NOT influence the rrds itself, it is just a matter of when data
           acqusition is initiated.  (This variable is only applicable if the
           variable 'concurrentprobes' is set in the 'General' section.)

           Example value: 50%

       step
           Duration of the base interval that this probe should use, if
           different from the one specified in the 'Database' section. Note
           that the step in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
           generated, and if you change the step parameter afterwards, you'll
           have to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them. (This
           variable is only applicable if the variable 'concurrentprobes' is
           set in the 'General' section.)

           Example value: 300

       Supported target-specific variables:

       extraopts
           Any extra options specified here will be passed unmodified to
           echoping(1).

           Example value: -some-letter-the-author-did-not-think-of

       ipversion
           The IP protocol used. Possible values are "4" and "6".  Passed to
           echoping(1) as the "-4" or "-6" options.

           Example value: 4

       pings
           How many pings should be sent to each target, if different from the
           global value specified in the Database section. Note that the
           number of pings in the RRD files is fixed when they are originally
           generated, and if you change this parameter afterwards, you'll have
           to delete the old RRD files or somehow convert them.

           Example value: 5

       plugin
           The echoping plugin that will be used. See echoping(1) for details.
           This can either be the name of the plugin or a full path to the
           plugin shared object.

           Example value: /path/to/whois.so

           Default value: whois

       pluginargs
           Any extra arguments needed by the echoping plugin specified with
           the pluginname variable. These are generally provided by the
           subclass probe.

           Example value: -p plugin_specific_arg

       priority
           The "-p" echoping(1) option.

           Example value: 6

       timeout
           The "-t" echoping(1) option.

           Example value: 1

           Default value: 5

       tos The "-P" echoping(1) option.

           Example value: 0xa0

       waittime
           The "-w" echoping(1) option.

           Example value: 1

       whois_request
           The request to the whois server (typically a domain name).

           Example value: example.org

           This setting is mandatory.

AUTHORS
       Niko Tyni <ntyni@iki.fi>

NOTES
       The fill, size and udp EchoPing variables are not valid.

       Plugins, including echoping_whois, are available starting with echoping
       version 6.

SEE ALSO
       Smokeping::probes::EchoPing, Smokeping::probes::EchoPingPlugin

2.6.11                            2016-02-19 Smokeping_probes_EchoPingWhois(3)