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SmokePing
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Free software under GPL v2 or later · self-hosted installation · requires Unix, Perl, RRDtool, FPing, and a web server for its web interface
Read 9 Oct 2026 · oss.oetiker.ch
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- Alarms
- Its alarm system can trigger on configurable latency patterns.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Current download listing
- The official download area lists SmokePing 2.9.0, dated February 19, 2025, as a source tarball.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Data detail
- Each measurement sends several test packets and displays round-trip-time variation and packet loss alongside the median.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Deployment requirements
- The installation guide lists Unix, Perl, RRDtool, and FPing as prerequisites, and the web interface requires a web server that can run CGI scripts.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Distributed monitoring
- A master/slave deployment can measure targets from multiple sources in parallel.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- SmokePing supports plug-in probes, alarms, and charting functions.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Graph navigation
- The web interface supports interactive graph zooming and chart mode for highlighting interesting graphs.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- License
- SmokePing is free software under the GNU General Public License, version 2 or any later version.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Long-term graphs
- It uses RRDtool for long-term data storage and graph generation.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Probe examples
- Documented probes include DNS, LDAP, SSH, HTTP, HTTPS, and TCP ping probes.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Probes
- Its probes range from simple ping to web requests and custom protocols.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- SmokePing measures, stores, and displays network latency, latency distribution, and packet loss.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Security note
- The CGI documentation warns that exposing ARGV to the web server can be a security vulnerability and recommends using the wrapper script.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project directs users with questions to its SmokePing users mailing list, where the maintainer says he participates occasionally.oss.oetiker.ch · read 9 Oct 2026
