Check the ARP table on a host that communicates with this layer 2 device. Best regards Giles Coochey Technical Department Sapphire Networks
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kurt Yoder Sent: 19 July 2007 16:03 To: Brandino Andreas Cc: Nagios Users mailinglist Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] watching Layer 2 device On Jul 18, 2007, at 2:29 AM, Brandino Andreas wrote: > Hi list, > > i am trying to watch a layer 2 device. It has no ip or snmp > capabilites. > > Except of watching the ethernet port on the switch is any other way to > check if is up? Is the device visible from the network in any way at all? Or is it possible to configure the device to have an ip address? If not, you will need to get creative. Maybe create some kind of direct serial or usb connection between the nagios monitoring server and the monitored hardware. Then write a custom plugin to check the connection. -Kurt ------------------------------------------------------------------------ - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list [email protected] 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list [email protected] 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
