nrpe is a server and plugin pair to allow NetSaintplugins to be executed on hosts other than the main NetSaint server. Possible uses include checking the load and disk usage of remote machines, or checking network connectivity from a remote machine's perspective. -- +-----Ben Bell - "A song, a perl script and the occasional silly sig.-----+ /// email: bjb@deus.net www: http://www.deus.net/~bjb/ bjb Don't try to drive me crazy... \_/ ...I'm close enough to walk.