What applications do you see as a competitor to Whatsup that do allow you to run your own scripts?
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 7:50 PM Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > OK > > So I can schedule the scripts to run. Even Windows gives a program for > thar. Then I have to use syslog or traps to get info in WUG. But that > still doesn't update the up/down state in WUG it only logs it and send out > alerts. > > Now I have another monitoring system to keep up to date. I already spend > too much time keeping MRTG upto date. I don't need another one. > > Maybe that is the only way to do this with WUG. It just seems that most of > the other's offer a feature to run your own scripts. > > I'm already thinking about look into a different system. If IPSwitch > doesn't fix/add this in their next version I might not have a choice to stay > with them. > > Does any one have any ideas on a plug-in to do this? > > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: "Anthony Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Sent: 3/9/04 9:05:09 AM > >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > >Okay, > > > >You do NOT have to know Unix, but read on: If you are familiar with > >Unix, you have heard of Crontabs. Crontabs are used for scheduling on > >Unix platforms. > > > >There is something similar for Windows platforms. There is a free > >version and a paid version. The paid version is "free" for 30 days. > >The free version is free. > >However there is a difference between the two - although both are easy > >to use, you may have to play with the free version, or read the > >directions, you will have to edit a text file called "cron.tab" directly > >to schedule your events (only one line per event is needed and the > >events run at what ever interval you like as frequently as every > >minute). > > > >Before I tell you where to get it, I want to tell I have used nncron for > >over a year without a glitch. I suggest you evaluate the paid version in > >order to get a feel for how powerful the program is -scheduling scripts > >is only the beginning. > > > >Just before the evaluation period expires, either buy it; stop the > >service, if you installed the service; or uninstall the program and > >switch to the free version. The free version, by the way, is called > >nncronlite. If you continue using the paid version beyond the eval > >period, you will receive a registration reminder every time it calls a > >script. I happened to catch mine after about an hour or so and had a > >window open for each minute. That is not too much to worry about, > >except if you don't look at the server for days after the eval expires. > > > >The use of nncron is straight forward, but if you need help, send a > >message. You may get nncron and nncronlite from many sites, but I get > >it from the person who authored the program. Read the first three > >paragraphs at the following url to see if it is something you can use. > > > >http://www.nncron.ru/ > > > >Give me some feedback. > > > > > > > >Anthony Franklin, Network Engineer > >Information Technology Services > >University of West Florida > >Pensacola, Florida 32514 > >850.474.3243 > >-----Original Message----- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Anderson, > >Eric E. > >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 7:48 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > >That would open the doors to ALL sorts of (missing) capabilities. > >*looks on the floor* Oh look, I think I found that suggestion. ;-) > >I've tried for too long for workarounds and going to start looking at > >other products. Third party plug-ins we've bought and used in the past > >for WUG even seem to be dropping off the market. > >It's a great product but I think there are a few easy features that > >could be added and haven't been responded to... I think many could > >create a script/program to do either of these requests in an afternoon, > >then tested, implemented and distributed within a reasonable amount of > >time. > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Jeff Cook [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: Monday, March 08, 2004 8:18 PM > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > >... But how do you get WUG to run the script? I could write so many > >batch, vbs or perl scripts to monitor anything I wanted, but WUG doesn't > >give me a way to run the scripts. I want to have command monitor! I > >know it has been asked for many times, but we still don't have it. > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: "Anthony Franklin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent: 3/5/04 7:40:59 AM > > >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > > > >I have a way use What's Up Gold, easily, to monitor sites that have > >re-directs, which would normally cause the content scan to fail, and > >monitor ssl sites for content, using a small programming language called > >Rebol. > > > > > >Go to www.rebol.com and see how small (700k), but yet how powerfull > >this programming language is. The Rebol community is pretty large, so > >there are many scripts out there for a lot of uses, but none specific to > >What's Up Gold, yet. Once someone has said they have taken the time to > >do that, or just read about it, I will take the time to post an awesome > >interim solution the What's Up community has been awaiting. > > > > > >The completed script is around 10 lines or less. You will be amazed > >on how much such a small programming language can do. > > > > > >At least try it on a development box. I have mentioned Rebol over > >time in the forum. I am pushing this so hard because once the What's Up > >community starts using it, we as a communitiy will find even greater > >uses and someone will design scripts that will solve other peoples > >issues and save us all time and effort without installing large > >programming language like Perl, and without writing nearly as much code. > > > > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: Tate, Craig [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Fri 3/5/2004 9:04 AM > > >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > >Cc: > > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > > > > > > >2nd that... > > > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: brandon.baker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 7:56 AM > > >To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > > >Subject: RE: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > > > > > > >Virgil, > > > > > >That only checks port availability. A 404 error would show as up. > >HTTPS content scan is what we are all clamoring for. > > > > > >Brandon > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 6:28 PM > > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >Subject: Re: [WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > > > > > > > > > >HTTPS is a standard TCP service running on port 443 - you shouldn't > >need a separate plugin to monitor it. Just create a custom TCP/IP > >service and set the port to 443. It should work fine. > > > > > >- virgil > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >"Anderson, Eric E." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Sent by: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > >03/04/2004 06:22 PM > > > > > > > > >Please respond to > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > >To > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >cc > > > > > >Fax to > > > > > >Subject > > >[WhatsUp Forum] Plugin for HTTPS > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >I know many have asked and I've tried creating a VB plug-in that > >would permit HTTPS monitoring without much luck. A while back an > >individual was able to create a VB plug-in (the first in history) and > >provided the source code. I didn't have much luck with it either as I > >wasn't even able to get the compiled version installed correctly on a > >couple of systems to reverse engineer and tweak. Mostly due to > >available time. > > > > > >Does anyone know of a 3rd party plug-in (somewhat highly > >configurable) or otherwise that would monitor HTTPS sites? Would > >someone with knowledge be willing to create one as a project for a fee? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
