Re: [nv-l] DNS Monitoring

["Sandro P. Seminara" <spseminara@yahoo.com>]

Hi Scott,

 

Not sure if nvsniffer can execute remote commands, but I would do one of the following.

 

Run a nslookup for a particular domain and point to a specific DNS server

aka. nslookup www.DOMAIN-INTERESTED-IN.com IP.OF.DNS.SERVER

grep for a valid return, either by looking for no errors or a returned IP and if it fails.

1.  Send a custom trap to NetView

or

2.  Send a postemsg (not really NetView related)

 

Sandro Seminara

Magnum Technologies
312-560-0973

Scott Hammons <shammons@aisconsulting.net> wrote:

Hi all,

 

Environment:  NetView 7.1.3, Solaris 8

 

Is there a way that I can configure NetView to monitor a DNS service?  I know I can configure nvsniffer to monitor the port, but I'm interested in setting up a monitoring solution to ensure that the DNS Server is able to respond correctly to a record query. 

 

If anyone has any suggestions, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

 

Scott

 

Scott Hammons

Principal Consultant

Advanced Integrated Solutions, Inc.

www.ais-consulting.net

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