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by chrisd13
Sat Nov 20, 2010 7:49 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: hard disk monitor incomplete
Replies: 5
Views: 2706

Re: hard disk monitor incomplete

Have a look through the Probe Thread (bottom of page one) in this forum, it has a couple of options for graphing/monitoring Disk space on individual disks rather than the average one across all disk in the device which is displayed on the device label.
by chrisd13
Tue Nov 16, 2010 12:17 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: ping and visible 2 IP in MAP
Replies: 4
Views: 2373

Re: ping and visible 2 IP in MAP

Can you attach a screenshot of the issue you are having?
by chrisd13
Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:50 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: setup snmp to watch link history traffic in dude
Replies: 1
Views: 2713

Re: setup snmp to watch link history traffic in dude

Have you checked that the community string on the device is the same as the community string which is set in the profile? As standard the profile string will be "public" so each device will need to have SNMP enabled and the community string on that device set to "public". (I am n...
by chrisd13
Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:35 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Functions syntax
Replies: 3
Views: 4965

Re: Functions syntax

No worries glad it is of help. I think the best place for you to start would be to read through the Dude wiki which is available from the Dude's homepage. On top of that have a read through the Probe Thread that is a sticky topic in this forum. It will give you some good pointers for creating functi...
by chrisd13
Fri Nov 12, 2010 6:31 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Send mail via server which require SMTP authentication
Replies: 15
Views: 17468

Re: Send mail via server which require SMTP authentication

Maybe setup a distribution group that you can add the email addresses to and then just add that one into the SMTP app. (if multiple addresses can not be put into the field). :)
by chrisd13
Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:52 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Functions syntax
Replies: 3
Views: 4965

Re: Functions syntax

To aggregate the RX traffic on the links use the following code, it will aggregate interfaces 7 - 9. round(rate(diff32(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.7"))*8))+round(rate(diff32(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.8"))*8))+round(rate(diff32(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.9"))*8)) If you nee...
by chrisd13
Thu Nov 11, 2010 8:45 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: network bottlenecks
Replies: 11
Views: 4469

Re: network bottlenecks

Not possible if you are talking about monitoring just the SQL traffic. You will need some protocol analysis software for that, there are some free ones out there.

http://www.monitortools.com/traffic/
by chrisd13
Thu Nov 11, 2010 12:37 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: SNMP Dude.
Replies: 4
Views: 5387

Re: SNMP Dude.

If you want to add it to the label you wil need to following code. TX: [round(rate(diff32(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.16.x"))*8))] RX: [round(rate(diff32(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10.x"))*8))] Where x is the interface number. If you want to aggregate the two then you can use the followin...
by chrisd13
Wed Nov 10, 2010 12:21 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: SNMP Dude.
Replies: 4
Views: 5387

Re: SNMP Dude.

The tx and rx will be automatically added when you create a link from that device and choose the port to graph the bandwidth with. As shown below.... link_snmp_txrx.jpg If you wanted to add the tx/rx to a label you can use the following oids. 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.10 will list the rx amounts on the devi...
by chrisd13
Mon Nov 08, 2010 11:22 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Label refresh doen't work as expected
Replies: 1
Views: 1144

Re: Label refresh doen't work as expected

Interesting. I tested this with 1sec refresh interval and I got approx. 3.5sec refresh. Makes me wonder where the issue possibly lies. I would have thought that if it was a issue with the Dude I would get the same 6sec refresh? Just my thoughts.. wonder if anyone else could test and post their findi...
by chrisd13
Mon Nov 08, 2010 12:16 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: printer toner probe & function
Replies: 8
Views: 7749

Re: printer toner probe & function

I've had another look at what you are trying to achieve and I think the following could give you the result you are looking for.. Unfortunately my printer displays the toner quanity in minus numbers which is no help to test this probe, but I think this will work.... :P Function - toner() string_subs...
by chrisd13
Sun Nov 07, 2010 7:37 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: ping, ssh, http
Replies: 2
Views: 1483

Re: ping, ssh, http

They will be the time it takes the probe to get the response string back from the device. Have a look at, as an example, the HTTP probe. You will see it sends a string and awaits the receive string. If the receive string is not returned it will assume the service is down. So the time it takes for th...
by chrisd13
Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:54 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Changing the "start up" Map
Replies: 4
Views: 2392

Re: Changing the "start up" Map

It seems that the read-only accounts remember the first map they viewed. I tested with a read-only account and it always went back to the first submap after logout/login. If I then deleted that map with an admin account and then logged back in with read-only account it would then just give me a scre...
by chrisd13
Fri Nov 05, 2010 6:23 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude and MT Switch port monitor
Replies: 0
Views: 6289

Re: Dude and MT Switch port monitor

I used the following probe to check a port up/down state on my HP 2524 switch. I am assuming that the MT 250 will have the same OID for the port state as it is a standard OID, but I would check. Probe: Name: Port Up/Down Test Type: Function Agent: Default Available: if(string_find(oid("1.3.6.1....
by chrisd13
Thu Nov 04, 2010 7:51 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: printer toner probe & function
Replies: 8
Views: 7749

Re: printer toner probe & function

From the code you have posted... if(string_substring(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.43.11.1.1.9.1.1")/oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.43.11.1.1.8.1.1"),0,4)*100,-1) Your if statement is missing a third parameter. try if(string_substring(oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.43.11.1.1.9.1.1")/oid("1.3.6.1.2.1.43.11...
by chrisd13
Thu Nov 04, 2010 5:50 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Remove some SNMP info from devices
Replies: 5
Views: 2291

Re: Remove some SNMP info from devices

The default info uses the device_performance() function which uses the cpu_mem_disk() function, which in turn uses the virtual_mem_usage() function. You could copy the cpu_mem_disk() function and remove the part which uses the virtual_mem_usage() function. I did it like this... removal_vmem_test fun...
by chrisd13
Wed Oct 27, 2010 7:33 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Gaps in graphs... just FYI.
Replies: 20
Views: 7735

Re: Gaps in graphs... just FYI.

I agree with the "fail to get processed" statement. I am monitoring somewhere between 400-500 devices, most are just ping but 150 have diskspace and service probes assigned. The majority of the false positives I get are service or disk space probes, they will alert saying the probe has fai...
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 26, 2010 4:38 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude sensitivity
Replies: 7
Views: 2830

Re: Dude sensitivity

I suppose the question comes down to.. are you regularly copying 80gb of data off ya Dude server? As we know, data xfer from/to machines soaks up a lot of local resources and can delay many process responses. I do like a sensitive monitoring tool, but I have tweaked the probe interval and probe down...
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 26, 2010 2:29 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Nested Sub Maps
Replies: 1
Views: 1421

Re: Nested Sub Maps

I do not believe that this is possible as each submap is its own isolated entity, as you have probably found trying to test the behaviour yuo require. As Submaps are not available in the parent menu I can not see a way of changing the status of the top level submap. If submaps could be visible in th...
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 26, 2010 12:26 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: i misstyped my password for The Dude server
Replies: 2
Views: 2721

Re: i misstyped my password for The Dude server

If you can access the xml data file. Open it up with an editor or viewer (IE, Firefox, LFViewer) and look for the following line. <sys-name>username to find</sys-name> e.g. <sys-name>admin</sys-name> You should then find the below info. listed. <Admin> <sys-type>21</sys-type> <sys-id>40075</sys-id> ...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:38 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Probe for printer page count
Replies: 4
Views: 4204

Re: Probe for printer page count

You could also put the Page Count on the label of the device on your map too. If you want to do this, right click on the device and go to Appearence. Click on the label field and add the following line in the field... Page Count: [oid("oid_for_page_count")] Test_Printer_Page_Count_Appearen...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 25, 2010 6:24 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Probe for printer page count
Replies: 4
Views: 4204

Re: Probe for printer page count

Excellent, Glad to hear you were able to find the corresponding OIDs.
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 25, 2010 4:37 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: MAC to IP issue
Replies: 4
Views: 4340

Re: MAC to IP issue

I found that even if you put in an address of 0.0.0.0 and the MAC address, it still doesnt resolve the IP even after a couple of hours. Could it be a bug in the lookup against the MAC Mappings list?
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 25, 2010 2:35 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Probe for printer page count
Replies: 4
Views: 4204

Re: Probe for printer page count

First off you will need to find the correct SNMP OID for the value you are after. As an example we have Samsung printers here on site and the total page count is the following OID.. 1.3.6.1.4.1.236.11.5.1.1.9.2.0. Samsung MiBs are not very good so I had to do an SNMPwalk through my printer and find ...
by chrisd13
Fri Oct 22, 2010 3:03 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: the dude ping problem
Replies: 7
Views: 6841

Re: the dude ping problem

Oh, that is strange then.. I have tested the same setup and I get responses from local and server running the Dude client on the Dude server. Have you checked your local nic configurations on the Dude server? What OS are you running the Dude server on?
by chrisd13
Fri Oct 22, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: the dude ping problem
Replies: 7
Views: 6841

Re: the dude ping problem

It sounds like to me that there is a problem with communication for ICMP packets from your Dude server to the device. Do you have any firewalls inbetween your Dude server and the device? Is the device on another network to your Dude server?
by chrisd13
Fri Oct 22, 2010 11:33 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Notification on ping/ccq thresold
Replies: 2
Views: 1360

Re: Notification on ping/ccq thresold

The following topic should cater for your needs...

PING time displayed in the device label?

All credit to Lebowski. :)
by chrisd13
Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:21 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: How to make stacked chart?
Replies: 3
Views: 1679

Re: How to make stacked chart?

I dont think that this is possible. You could try aggregating tx/rx of each interface in steps. datasource1 = Int1 tx datasource2 = Int1 rx datasource3 = Int1+Int2 tx datasource4 = Int1+Int2 rx datasource5 = Int1+Int2+Int3 tx datasource6 = Int1+Int2+Int3 rx and so on creating as many datasources as ...
by chrisd13
Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:20 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: How to Add RDP / RADMIN Probe
Replies: 6
Views: 5970

Re: How to Add RDP / RADMIN Probe

I am using v4.0b2 and setting up a RDP probe as TCP and Connect Only works fine. If it is not working in older versions it could be a bug with that version.
by chrisd13
Thu Oct 21, 2010 11:10 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude alternatives
Replies: 14
Views: 14068

Re: Dude alternatives

Thanks for that rmichael.. I wont be testing Spiceworks then :)
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 19, 2010 5:16 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: DUDE error login account, after windows reboot!
Replies: 8
Views: 4421

Re: DUDE error login account, after windows reboot!

I have never had an issue with username/passwords and I have been using v4.0b2 since it was released. The w2k3 R2 I am running The Dude on is rebooted regularly and have never had an issue logging back in. I know this does not help you, but the issue you have experienced does seem to be very rare.
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 19, 2010 3:24 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: DUDE error login account, after windows reboot!
Replies: 8
Views: 4421

Re: DUDE error login account, after windows reboot!

Have you tried typing in the username/password rather than using the saved details? also have you tried logging in with another account (if you have more than one account setup)? because the error you are getting is saying that the username or password you have saved are incorrect.
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:49 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude 4.0 beta2 Crash
Replies: 6
Views: 2798

Re: Dude 4.0 beta2 Crash

It looks like SQLite3 will cater for file sizes in excess of 2gb, but it might be down to the compilation of The Dude, it might well be fine on a x64 compiled version. Not sure if MT will be looking at compiling a x64 version though.
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:33 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude alternatives
Replies: 14
Views: 14068

Re: Dude alternatives

Another NMS I have found is Spiceworks http://www.spiceworks.com/free-network- ... -software/. I have not tested it out yet, but it looks like it's featureset could be quite extensive.
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 19, 2010 11:28 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: a question about monitoring a maching (pc) bandwitdh in remo
Replies: 1
Views: 1154

Re: a question about monitoring a maching (pc) bandwitdh in

As long as you are able to setup SNMP on the external server and SNMP is allowed through any firewalls between yourself and the server then you will be able to monitor it. With SNMP you can set up a chart to monitor the tx and rx of the nic in the server and have it graph out similar to MRTG. Here's...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 7:08 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude4.beta2 Export crashes Dude instance on x86 RouterOS
Replies: 5
Views: 3010

Re: Dude4.beta2 Export crashes Dude instance on x86 RouterOS

I experienced a strange ocurrence when I performed an export from a client and then from the w2k server The Dude server is running from. See the attached file for the blips that coincided with the two exports I ran. The links which graphed the blips are external links which the traffic would not hav...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 6:11 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude sensitivity
Replies: 7
Views: 2830

Re: Dude sensitivity

You can look at changing the Polling interval, timeout or count which is set on the Settings > Polling tab for the overall config. This can be altered on a per device basis also under the device's Settings > Polling tab. Could any of the MT tech. enlighten us on why this does happen? I am assuming i...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:46 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude and SNMP
Replies: 4
Views: 2838

Re: Dude and SNMP

If the username is listed in the snmpwalk as a oid value, I am sure you would be able to manipulate the "Check if service is running" Probe to look for the username like below... if(array_find(oid_column("<oid for ppoe sessions>"), "<username>")>0, 1, ") This way i...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:32 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Dude 4.0 beta2 Crash
Replies: 6
Views: 2798

Re: Dude 4.0 beta2 Crash

Just to add some more to this thread, the same thing happend to myself, I managed to fix it by loading the data.db into SQLite2009 Pro (freeware product), vacuum the database which reduced it down to 1.8Gb, then fired up The Dude and reduced the raw data keep time.. From memory I think I had increas...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:59 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: dns queries
Replies: 2
Views: 1659

Re: dns queries

Do you have the DNS probe added to many of your devices? That is the only place I can find a reference to www.mikrotik.com. The DNS probe would be performing a DNS lookup of www.mikrotik.com regularly if you have the DNS probe added.
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:27 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Create a Probe that will copy return info into Custom Field?
Replies: 1
Views: 1081

Re: Create a Probe that will copy return info into Custom Fi

I am not aware of a way to write strings in to a field, only retrieve from fields. One of the other chaps (Lebowski or gsandul) might know a way of doing this, but from looking at the functions which are available it all points to not being able to write strings to builtin fields. If there is a way ...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:07 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Feature Requests
Replies: 7
Views: 2906

Re: Feature Requests

EMOziko, 4. You might have the notification advanced setting to send an email when the device goes from Up -> Unstable.. I usually remove that entry from my notifications so it only alerts on the following... Down -> Up Unstable -> Down Up -> Down This way you will only get an alert when the probe/d...
by chrisd13
Mon Oct 18, 2010 12:58 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: is this possable with the dude or can you add it?
Replies: 1
Views: 1195

Re: is this possable with the dude or can you add it?

Hi Xezen, In the dude you can only listen on one port unless you have multiple agents setup which can then run on a port that you specify for each agent instance, but this would seem to be a bit over the top just to give each admin a port to connect to. Personally I would say that the easier and mor...
by chrisd13
Mon Aug 09, 2010 4:44 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Monitor a Network
Replies: 2
Views: 1548

Re: Monitor a Network

Make sure you have SNMP setup on your device and have the community string the same on the device and in The Dude (settings > SNMP) add the server to a network map along with another device so you can create a link between the two. Once the two devices have been created, choose "Add Link" ...
by chrisd13
Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:06 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Trimming of raw graphing data
Replies: 5
Views: 1812

Re: Trimming of raw graphing data

An interesting development. I have reduced all graph "Keep" durations to minimal amounts, I left it till the graphs updated with basic graphing, did a vacuum on the db and it reduced it to 50Mb, I then copied it over to my running Dude data folder and when I brought the service back online...
by chrisd13
Sun Jul 11, 2010 3:26 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Trimming of raw graphing data
Replies: 5
Views: 1812

Re: Trimming of raw graphing data

I wasn't aware you could edit the data from the graphs, I shall give it a go, thx :)
by chrisd13
Mon Jul 05, 2010 1:35 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Trimming of raw graphing data
Replies: 5
Views: 1812

Trimming of raw graphing data

Is there a way to trim old data from The Dude's new database? I had an issue where the db had hit the 2gb file limit and after a quick Vacuum its lowered the size by 200Mb, I will have to make adjustments to the data I am logging, but I now need to trim off old data from the tables to bring the db d...
by chrisd13
Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:01 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Graphs default Zoom setting
Replies: 2
Views: 1676

Graphs default Zoom setting

Hi everyone, Loving the new v4b1 version, but one slight annoyance with the graphing. Is there anyway to set the default graph zoom setting to anything other than "All"? As I have over a year of data and it has problems drawing all the data on any graph it is trying to open. Then it times ...
by chrisd13
Tue Nov 24, 2009 3:10 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Receiving mail
Replies: 7
Views: 3273

Re: Receiving mail

If you need the device to be notifying quicker, I would reduce the probe count from 5 to 3 and potentially drop your Probe interval down from 30 to 10 or 20. This way if your device reboots quicky The Dude should atleast notice that it has actually gone down. I used to get this with a few Windows se...
by chrisd13
Wed Sep 16, 2009 5:14 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: how can i get the chart for in my select time-segement
Replies: 2
Views: 1072

Re: how can i get the chart for in my select time-segement

At present the hour, day, week, month, year options are all you can use. I am hoping that a scrollable graph is developed, or maybe an external utility will be written so the graph data can be exported for more granular analysis.... maybe it will be implemented in 3.5!! :D Fingers crossed.
by chrisd13
Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:07 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: device link from core switch
Replies: 3
Views: 1460

Re: device link from core switch

If you are talking about manitoring 2 ports which have been trunked then it is possible if the switches allow you to view the trunk as one oid and the individual ports as their own oid's too. I can monitor a trunk (2 x 1gbps) but I can also monitor the 2 ports it is using independantly of the trunk,...
by chrisd13
Tue Nov 07, 2006 11:38 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Notification Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2988

Ok, thought there might be some sort of syntax for the command, obviously not ;) ok thanks.
by chrisd13
Mon Nov 06, 2006 7:42 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Notification Question
Replies: 6
Views: 2988

Apologies if this has been covered in a past topic, but could someone please provide the syntax for running an external application when a device goes down. i.e. I want a batchfile to run locally when one of my web services stops responding.
by chrisd13
Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:02 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: port 8291
Replies: 4
Views: 4158

I might be completely wrong but that is the winbox port.
by chrisd13
Sat Jul 29, 2006 1:56 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: DNS and HTTP probe may be causing linux server crashing
Replies: 4
Views: 2664

I would give it ago, maybe in a test environment first, but I have been using it in a live environment since it was released with apache and I have not had any problems. It's been great :)
by chrisd13
Fri Jul 28, 2006 10:26 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: DNS and HTTP probe may be causing linux server crashing
Replies: 4
Views: 2664

Guys,

Do you get the same problems running v1.2?
by chrisd13
Wed Jul 19, 2006 1:03 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Scheduled email report
Replies: 0
Views: 1448

Scheduled email report

Hi Guys, Apologies if this topic has been covered in a previous post, but is it a possibility that a scheduled email service can be added, which can be scheduled to email outage/service/devices (a choice of the 3 would be nice). i.e what you see on the Dude web page sent to an email address as an ht...
by chrisd13
Sat Jul 08, 2006 12:55 am
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Identical Networks
Replies: 3
Views: 2106

Yep, Get them all VPN'd up and you will then be able to monitor them.
by chrisd13
Fri Jul 07, 2006 4:30 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Identical Networks
Replies: 3
Views: 2106

Hi Freefall,

Not too sure what you are trying to do. But I have 4 different subnets all being monitored from one Dude install. Is this not what you want to do?
by chrisd13
Thu May 18, 2006 2:17 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Lost all settings.
Replies: 1
Views: 1636

The Dude holds its data in a folder called data in the Dude installation folder. The best way is to export to a xml file from within Dude. You should see two disk icons near the toolbar, one is export and the other is import.

Hope that helps.
by chrisd13
Wed May 10, 2006 2:48 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: BUG? Opening a new item opens it in Minimap
Replies: 7
Views: 2593

I have also experienced this. I find it works if you drag and drop the chart into the window you want.
by chrisd13
Mon Mar 20, 2006 11:00 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Wine compatibility?
Replies: 12
Views: 5815

Slightly off the beaten track but I have always had strange problems with any version of fedora.

If the above procedure does not work with the fonts, I would try another *nix flavour.

hope ya get it fixed.
by chrisd13
Mon Mar 20, 2006 10:38 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: MIB's & Dude
Replies: 2
Views: 2489

Not too sure about using actual MIBS, but I would snmpwalk the ups ip and then check the oid against an online oid database for the ones i need. Not sure about posting external urls here, but this is the one i use.... http://asn1.elibel.tm.fr/oid/index.htm this is also handy http://www.iana.org/assi...
by chrisd13
Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:31 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Error "Dude Server Already Running" on Dude 1.0rc1
Replies: 6
Views: 2948

Have a look to see if you also have the dudes.exe and dudew.exe processes running, I think the dudes.exe process might be the one causing you problems... I will be installing the rc1 release in the next day or two so will see if this happens for me also.
by chrisd13
Thu Mar 02, 2006 8:20 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: The Dude v0.92 - traffic monitoring hangs.
Replies: 4
Views: 2678

*Update*

Since I posted this issue I have rolled back to 0.91 and it has not hung once for me. All I did was an uninstall, reinstall and imported my backup xml file. I will upgrade to the newest version now and see if this problem persists.
by chrisd13
Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:39 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Email Notification Configuration Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1797

After trawling the net for info, it seems that the problem is some firewalls only allowing 7 specific smtp commands through rather than all. So it looks like Dude uses EHLO rather than HELO to initiate the connection to the smtp server.
by chrisd13
Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:07 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: Email Notification Configuration Problem
Replies: 1
Views: 1797

Email Notification Configuration Problem

I have been trying to configure Dude to email me when a device/service fails to respond. But I have found that the Exchange server returns a xxxx 500 error in the smtp logfiles.

Has anyone come across this problem? if so any help in solving it would be much appreciated.

Thanks in Advance.
by chrisd13
Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:22 pm
Forum: The Dude
Topic: The Dude v0.92 - traffic monitoring hangs.
Replies: 4
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The Dude v0.92 - traffic monitoring hangs.

I have upgraded my Dude install to 0.92, but every so often I have found that the snmp server seems to hang. You loose all the real-time link tx/rx labels on the network maps and the charts stop logging the traffic. Once you restart teh dudes.exe process it works again. has anyone else experienced t...