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Subject: Re: Simple Monitoring Of TCP/IP Question
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On Wed, Dec 16, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Michael Goodell <mgglist@pdc4u.com> wrote:
> Hello . . .
>
> Looking for a *simple* protocol monitoring solution to test connectivity of
> various facets of a system, i.e. HTTP / HTTPS / POP3 / SMTP etc. I am not
> looking, and don't want to install a *heavy* application like Nagios etc,
> but rather something much more simple.
>
> I have seen checkservice (/usr/ports/sysutils/checkservice) in the past and
> that looked quite simple to implement. Another question is there anything
> more preferred that checkservice that anyone knows about?
>
> Thank you in advance for any direction.

For a simple service/system monitor, monit may suit your needs.
http://mmonit.com/monit/
ports/sysutils/monit

  -- Noel Jones