| Monitor |
Type |
Use to |
| Active Directory |
Windows 2000 Directory Services (LDAP Protocol) |
Tests the directory service's ability to perform search queries. |
| DNS-TCP |
Domain Name Service-Transmission Control Protocol |
Tests a DNS name server's ability to accept incoming sessions and respond using its secondary method of communication (TCP) |
| DNS-UDP |
Domain Name Service-User Datagram Protocol |
Tests a DNS name server's responsiveness in addition to its ability to respond using its primary (more efficient UDP) method of communication. |
| Drive Space |
Any drive share |
Monitors changes in available disk space. |
| IPMONITOR |
ipMonitor |
Performs an internal diagnostic of a second ipMonitor. Used in redundancy configurations. |
| EVENTS |
NT Event Log Monitor |
Scans specified NT Server for application & operating failures. |
| EXEC |
Executable File |
Executes an external program (passes any required parameters) and tests timing and exit code. |
| FILE |
Any file type |
Scans a specified file, monitoring for changes in file size. |
| FINGER |
Finger Information Server |
Monitors FINGER server software. Tests the service for availability and responsiveness. |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol |
Tests an FTP server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| GOPHER |
Menu driven front end to resource services such as anonymous FTP |
Monitors GOPHER server software testing the service for availability and responsiveness. |
| HTML / ASP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
Tests a Web server's ability to accept incoming sessions and construct a dynamic page or run a cgi script. |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
Tests a Web server's ability to accept incoming sessions and conduct a transaction. |
| IMAP4 |
Internet Message Access Protocol |
Tests an IMAP4 mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat |
Tests an IRC chat server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| Kerberos 5 |
Kerberos 5 Protocol |
Tests an authentication server's ability to serve security tickets. |
| LDAP |
Lightweight Directory Access Protocol |
Tests a directory server's ability to perform search queries. |
| NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol |
Tests a news server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| NOTES |
Lotus Notes (tm) Transport Protocol |
Tests the availability and responsiveness of Lotus Notes (tm) mail servers. |
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
Tests a network time protocol service's availability and responsiveness. |
| ODBC/SQL |
Open Database Connectivity |
Tests the ability to log into to an external database. |
| PING |
Packet InterNet Groper |
Tests the specified route between ipMonitor's host machine and an IP enabled computer or device. |
| POP3 |
Post Office Protocol |
Tests a POP3 mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| QA DNS |
Quality Assurance Domain Name Server |
Tests the Primary and Secondary DNS server's ability to respond to name lookups. |
| QA FTP |
Quality Assurance File Transfer Protocol |
Tests an FTP server's ability login a user and to transmit a requested file. |
| QA HTTP |
Quality Assurance HyperText Transfer Protocol |
Tests A Web server's ability to accept incoming sessions and transmit a requested page. |
| QA POP3 |
Quality Assurance Post Office Protocol |
Tests an SMTP mail server's ability to accept mail and distribute it to a POP3 mail server. This tests a POP3 mail server's ability to login users. |
| QA IMAP4 |
Quality Assurance Internet Message Access Protocol |
Tests an SMTP mail server's ability to accept mail and distribute it to a IMAP4 mail server. This tests an IMAP4 mail server's ability to login users. |
| QA LINK |
Quality Assurance Link Checker |
Tests a web page or a series of ecommerce links, validating the availability of each link. |
| QA SNMP |
Quality Assurance Simple Network Management Protocol |
Retrieves and acts on data from SNMP network devices, services and applications determined by administrator defined criteria. |
| QA SQL |
Quality Assurance Structured Query Language |
Tests the ability to log into to an external database ensuring that there are enough "connection handles" available. Tests to determine that a specified account can log into the database. |
| QA TRAP |
Quality Assurance SNMP Trap Receiver |
Receives incoming SNMP Traps from devices on the network. An alert will be triggered each time a trap arrives that matches a configured filter. |
| RADIUS |
Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service protocol |
Tests an authentication server's ability to perform an internal database lookup and respond to an authentication query. |
| RWHOIS |
Recursive Who Is Information Server |
Test a RWHOIS service for availability and responsiveness. |
| SERVICE |
Windows NT Service Monitor |
Communicates with a Windows NT machine to determine if a specified NT Service is running. |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol |
Tests an SMTP mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| SNMP |
Simple Network Management Protocol |
Tests an SNMP device's ability to respond to an information request and its responsiveness. |
| SNPP |
Simple Network Pager Protocol |
Tests a pager server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| SPEED |
Speed or Bandwidth Monitor |
The Speed or Bandwidth Monitor tests available bandwidth or the speed of a transaction between two points on a network. |
| SSL |
Secure Socket Layer Protocol |
Tests a Web server's ability to accept incoming connections and conduct a secure transaction. |
| TELNET |
Remote Terminal Protocol |
Tests the ability of a TCP/IP based service to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| WHOIS |
Who Is Information Server |
Tests the availability and responsiveness of a WHOIS service. |
