SmokePing - Latency Measurement Tool
SmokePing is a powerful and deluxe latency measurement tool designed for network administrators and IT professionals to monitor network performance. It measures, stores, and displays latency, latency distribution, and packet loss using RRDtool for long-term data storage and visually appealing graphs. This tool provides up-to-the-minute insights into the state of network connections, making it invaluable for maintaining optimal network health.
Key Features
- Latency and Variation Measurement: Accurately tracks latency and its variations over time.
- Diverse Probes: Supports a wide range of probes from simple ping to complex web requests and custom protocols.
- Advanced Alarm System: Configurable alerts based on latency patterns to quickly identify issues.
- Master/Slave Deployment: Enables measurements from multiple locations with a central master node controlling slave nodes.
- Interactive Graph Navigation: Ajax-based zooming for detailed graph analysis.
- Multi-Target Graphs: Displays data from multiple targets in a single graph for comparative analysis.
- Chart Mode: Prioritizes the most critical graphs for quick access.
- Extensibility: Written in Perl, allowing easy customization and plugable probes, alarms, and charting functions.
- Comprehensive Documentation: Fully documented for ease of setup and use.
Use Cases
SmokePing is ideal for network monitoring in enterprise environments, data centers, and ISPs. It helps in identifying network bottlenecks, ensuring service quality, and maintaining uptime by providing detailed insights into network latency and packet loss. Whether you're managing a single network or multiple distributed systems, SmokePing offers the tools needed for effective monitoring.
