Re: Nagios check for printing?

[Philipp Hübner <debalance@debian.org>]

Hi,

Petter Reinholdtsen schrieb:
> [Bjarne Nielsen]
> > What about tjener:631?
>
> As in the TCP port is listening? 

nagios-plugins come with predefined check_cups, which is just a 
check_http on port 631.
This check would only fail if cups is not running or the network 
configuration is screwed.


> I am hoping we can montor and report disabled printers, printers out
> of paper and stuff like that. :) What kind of printer problems do the
> schools experience?

So far I have only checked individual printers with specific plugins, 
like the hp-jet-direct plugin for HP printers.

Regards,
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