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sntop

Simple network top for monitoring host connectivity

TLDR

Monitor hosts defined in the default config
$ sntop
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Poll hosts from a custom config every 10 seconds
$ sntop -r 10 -f [/path/to/hosts.conf]
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Generate an HTML status page
$ sntop -w -e [/var/www/status.html]
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SYNOPSIS

sntop [-d] [-o] [-c] [-r time] [-f file] [-a file] [-l file]

DESCRIPTION

sntop is an ncurses-based console utility that polls a list of hosts at regular intervals using fping or ping and displays their online/offline status in a top-like table. It supports HTML generation, daemon mode, alarm script execution on host status changes, and color output.

PARAMETERS

-r TIME

Set the polling interval in seconds.
-f FILE
Use a custom hosts configuration file.
-w
Enable HTML output mode.
-d
Run in daemon mode.

HISTORY

sntop was created by Robert M. Love and Chris M. Rivera and is written in C.

SEE ALSO

fping(1), ping(1), trippy(1)

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