PINGER - a simple program to automatically pinging hosts and
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display network status via web browser.

Was written by Alexey Semenov, swaj_@geocities.com, alexey_semenov@hotmail.com.


COMPILING AND INSTALLING:
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1. Become root and gunzip/tar sources

2. Create list of hosts to monitor to. I used standart file used by
named server (modified as show bellow):

Sample:

... hosts file sample ...
;
; This is file of my hosts
;
;
;PINGER_START /add this string if you use named's files
;
vilma 	A	192.168.3.1
theodor - hangry thoma's computer ;)
...
...
; remember, pinger use FIRST world of each line.
;PINGER_STOP /add this string if you use named's files
;
; Those nodes will not be monitored
non-important.node
2nd.non-important (btw main router of your company ;)
... end

3. Edit use_files.h file (you can use original one):

LOG_FILE_NAME		- file to log in
FILE_HOT_ALARM		- file with active alarms (this file will be displayed onto www browser window)
FILE_HOT_ALARM_TEMP	- just temporary file
FILE_NODES		- file, describes your hosts (shown above)

4. Edit pingerd.c if you have ping path different from /bin/ping.

5. Edit Makefile if you want to install pingerd to other path then /usr/sbin or
   www server on your computer has cgi-bin directory different from /home/httpd/cgi-bin

6. Type make.

7. Insert /usr/sbin/pingerd to your rc.local file.

8. Type /usr/sbin/pingerd or reboot your computer.

9. Run www browser and type http://your.host.name/cgi-bin/pinger.cgi

10. That'a all.

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Copying policy - GPL.

Anu sugg. - email: swaj_@geocities.com, alexey_semenov@hotmail.com.

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