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Can you monitor ping form host to server

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Hello,

Is it possible to monitor the PING from a host to a server? when the PRTG software /client or probe is not installed on that machine?

kiran

monitor ping-sensor prtg-network

Created on Apr 20, 2016 2:01:01 PM



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Hello Kiran,
thank you for your post.

If the host from which you want to issue the ping command is reachable from a PRTG Probe, you can use the WMI Remote Ping, or SSH Remote Ping sensors to issue a "remote ping" without having the Remote Probe software installed on the host or server.

The sensor's manual pages list their requirements, please note that we're currently re-writing the SSH engine for sensors in PRTG, you may experience authentication failures with the current SSH sensors.

Best Regards,

Created on Apr 21, 2016 3:29:46 PM by Luciano Lingnau [Paessler]




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