prtg_client_util

PRTG_Client_Util

Custom sensor for PRTG to allow you to check a clients view of

• DNS, Can client resolve dns queries
• Ping, Ping hosts and measure response times and packet loss for multiple hosts
• NTP, Measure time drift of client time to NTP server
• sshremote, run a version of this app remotely through a jumpbox/proxy
• genDocs, Generate documentation

Tested with PRTG Version 19.3.51.2722 XMR-Stak Version 2.10.4

Place binary in PRTG folder on monitored host (this may be different on your install)

• Windows: C:\Program Files (x86)\PRTG Network Monitor\Custom Sensors\EXEXML
• Linux: /var/prtg/scriptsxml

This can also be compiled onto any Golang supported platform

Linux and windows versions will be found in the release pages of Github

Note on Linux Support:

This library attempts to send an "unprivileged" ping via UDP.

On linux, this must be enabled on the client by setting

sudo sysctl -w net.ipv4.ping_group_range="0   2147483647"

See this blog and the Go icmp library for more details.

To compile this yourself you need to...

• install Golang
• download or clone repo
• run go get to download required packages
• run go build
• move the binary to the correct place

There are likely to be other small steps here as things may vary on your systems, If you need a OS binary and not in a rush drop me a request

Add this to PRTG as an advanced custom exe / ssh script

Please see individual docs for usage or use genDocs subcommand to generate man or rest format prtg_util genDocs

• prtg_client_util - simple prtg tests for remote nodes
• prtg_client_util dns - DNS resolve test
• prtg_client_util genDocs - Create documentation for app
• prtg_client_util ntp - Check local time vs ntp server time,
• prtg_client_util ping - Ping list of addresses, return avgRTT by default
• prtg_client_util sshremote - run command remotely through ssh tunnel via jumphost / proxy

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