They serve two very different purposes. NRPE is used to execute Nagios plugins on a remote machine, and NSCA is for submitting check results for a remote machine to a Nagios server.
On most of my installations, I use both. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Nazar Kulynych > Sent: Thursday, June 29, 2006 2:31 PM > To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Nagios and Firewall/NAT > > Thanks, > > I'm reading an old forum post, and wondering which is better > NRPE vs NSCA > > Any thoughs? > > > Ken A wrote: > > Install NRPE on the box behind the firewall. It will > obviously need to > > be able to connect to the nagios server through the firewall. By > > default it uses some odd port, but you could tell it to use > something > > your firewall allows (if your firewall is blocking outgoing > > connections at all), so long as that's not disruptive to > services on either box. > > > > Ken > > Pacific.Net > > > > > > Nazar Kulynych wrote: > > > >> Hello list, > >> > >> Is there a way nagios can check remote computer that is > behind a firewall. > >> I would like to install nagios on a server that is directly > >> accessible from internet. > >> and I would like it to check servers that are behind a firewall. > >> > >> Perhaps there is a client that checks the system, and sends out > >> outages to nagios server? > >> > >> > >> Thanks > >> > >> > >> > >> Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web > services, security? > >> Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your > >> job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server > v.1.0.1 based on > >> Apache Geronimo > >> > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121 > >> 642 _______________________________________________ > >> Nagios-users mailing list > >> Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > >> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and > OS when reporting any issue. > >> ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to > >> /dev/null > >> > >> > > > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web > services, security? > > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to > make your job > > easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on > > Apache Geronimo > > > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=1216 > > 42 _______________________________________________ > > Nagios-users mailing list > > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and > OS when reporting any issue. > > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent > to /dev/null > > > > > > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web > services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make > your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server > v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&; > dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Nagios-users mailing list > Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users > ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS > when reporting any issue. > ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null
