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Ipswitch WhatsUp Gold User Guide
Example 1
h. Text String Example
To check an IRC (Internet Relay Chat) service, you can send the command Version/r/n and
the expected response from the IRC service is: irc.
Name: IRC; Port: 6667; TCP.
Send=Version/r/n
Expect=irc
Send=QUIT/r/n
Note: You can use Telnet (on page 176) to find the proper value for SimpleExpect, or an
Expect string for a particular service. Packet Capture tools can also be very useful.
Adding and editing a Telnet Monitor
Telnet is a simple service monitor that checks for a Telnet server on port 23. If no telnet
service responds on this port, then the service is considered down.
To add or edit a Telnet monitor:
1 Click the Admin tab, then click Monitor Library. The Monitor Library dialog appears.
2 Click the Active tab. The Active Monitor list appears.
3 Click New and select Telnet Monitor from the list to create a new Telnet monitor. Click
OK.
- or -
Select the Telnet monitor you want to change from the list of current monitors, and then
click Edit.
4 Type or select the appropriate information in the following fields.
Name. Type a name for the active monitor. This name displays in the Active Monitor
Library.
Description. Type a short description for the monitor. This description displays next
to the monitor in the Active Monitor Library.
Timeout. Enter a timeout value. This is the length of time in which the service is given
a chance to respond. If there is no response in this amount of time, the service is
considered down.
Use in Rescan. Select this option to have the monitor appear in the Active Monitor list
on the Device Properties dialog. WhatsUp Gold adds the monitor type to the device
during a rescan, which is launched using the Rescan button on the Device Properties
dialog, if the protocol or service is active on the device.
5 Click OK to save changes.
After configuring an active monitor in the Active Monitor Library, add the monitor to devices
(on page 226).
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