probes::DNS.pm(3)

probes::DNS.pm3

Name service probe for smokeping

Usage

 *** Probes ***
 + DNS
 binary = /usr/bin/dig
 *** Targets *** 
 probe = DNS
 forks = 10
 + First
 menu = First
 title = First Target
 # ....
 ++ PROBE_CONF
 lookup=www.mozilla.org

Overview

Integrates dig as a probe into smokeping. The variable binary must point to your copy of the dig program. If it is not installed on your system yet, you should install bind-utils >= 9.0.0.

The Probe asks the given host n-times for it's name. Where n is the amount specified in the config File.

Supported probe-specific variables:

binary

The location of your dig binary.

forks

The number of concurrent processes to be run. See probes::basefork(3pm) for details.

Supported target-level probe variables:

lookup

Name of the host to look up in the dns.