| Monitor |
Type |
External
Protocol |
Parent
Protocol |
Use to |
| DNS-TCP |
Domain Name Service-Transmission Control Protocol. |
53 |
TCP |
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. |
53 |
UDP |
Tests a DNS name server's responsiveness in addition to its ability to respond using its primary (more efficient UDP) method of communication. |
| IPMONITOR |
ipMonitor |
80 |
TCP |
Performs an internal diagnostic of an other ipMonitor. Used in redundancy configurations. |
| EVENTS |
NT Event Log monitor |
na |
na |
Scans a specified NT Event log file, monitoring for system and application errors. |
| EXEC |
Executable File |
na |
na |
Executes an external program (passes any required parameters) and tests timing and exit code. |
| FILE |
Any file type. |
na |
SMB
or
NFS |
Scans a specified file, monitoring for changes in file size. |
| FINGER |
Finger Information Server. |
79 |
TCP |
Monitors FINGER server software. Tests the service for availability and responsiveness. |
| FTP |
File Transfer Protocol. |
21 |
TCP |
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. |
70 |
TCP |
Monitors GOPHER server software testing the service for availability and responsiveness. |
| HTML / ASP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol. |
80 |
TCP |
Tests a Web server's ability to accept incoming sessions and construct a dynamic page or run a cgi script. |
| HTTP |
HyperText Transfer Protocol. |
80 |
TCP |
Tests a Web server's ability to accept incoming sessions and conduct a transaction. |
| IMAP4 |
Internet Message Access Protocol. |
143 |
TCP |
Tests an IMAP4 mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| IRC |
Internet Relay Chat. |
6667 |
TCP |
Tests an IRC chat server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| NNTP |
Network News Transfer Protocol. |
119 |
TCP |
Tests a news server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| NTP |
Network Time Protocol |
123 |
UDP |
Tests a network time protocol service's availability and responsiveness. |
| ODBC/SQL |
Open Database
Connectivity. |
na |
NT Specific |
Tests the ability to log into to an external database. |
| PING |
Packet InterNet Groper. |
na |
ICMP |
Tests the specified route between ipMonitor's host machine and an IP enabled computer or device. |
| POP3 |
Post Office Protocol. |
110 |
TCP |
Tests a POP3 mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| QA FTP |
Quality Assurance
File Transfer Protocol |
21 |
TCP |
Tests an FTP server's ability login a user and to transmit a requested file. |
| QA HTTP |
Quality Assurance
HyperText Transfer Protocol |
80 |
TCP |
Tests A Web server's ability to accept incoming sessions and transmit a requested page. |
| QA POP3 |
Quality Assurance
Post Office Protocol |
110 |
TCP |
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 |
143 |
TCP |
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 SNMP |
Quality Assurance
Simple Network
Management Protocol |
161 |
UDP |
Retrieves and acts on data from SNMP network devices, services and applications determined by administrator defined criteria. |
| QA SQL |
Quality Assurance
Structured Query Language |
na |
NT Specific |
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. |
| RADIUS |
Remote Authentication
Dial-In User Service protocol. |
1812 |
UDP |
Tests an authentication server's ability to perform an internal database lookup and respond to an authentication query. |
| RWHOIS |
Recursive Who Is
Information Server. |
4343 |
TCP |
Tests a RWHOIS service for availability and responsiveness. |
| SERVICE |
Windows NT Service Monitor. |
na |
NT Specific |
Communicates with a Windows NT machine to determine if a specified NT Service is running. |
| SMTP |
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. |
25 |
TCP |
Tests an SMTP mail server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| SNMP |
Simple Network
Management Protocol |
161
& 162 |
UDP |
Tests an SNMP device's ability to respond to an information request and its responsiveness.
Note: Port 162 is used for SNMP traps. |
| SNPP |
Simple Network Pager Protocol |
444 |
TCP |
Tests a pager server's ability to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| SPEED |
Speed or Bandwidth Monitor |
19 |
TCP |
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. |
443 |
TCP |
Tests a Web server's ability to accept incoming connections and conduct a secure transaction. |
| TELNET |
Remote Terminal Protocol. |
23 |
TCP |
Tests the ability of a TCP/IP based service to accept incoming sessions and its responsiveness. |
| WHOIS |
Who Is Information Server. |
43 |
TCP |
Tests the availability and responsiveness of a WHOIS service. |
