diff -Nur nocol-4.2/Configure nocol-4.2.1/Configure --- nocol-4.2/Configure Fri Jul 31 13:58:37 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/Configure Wed Aug 19 18:51:28 1998 @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ #!/bin/sh # -# $Header: /home/vikas/src/nocol/RCS/Configure,v 1.5 1998/07/31 17:58:25 vikas Exp $ +# $Header: /home/vikas/src/nocol/RCS/Configure,v 1.6 1998/08/19 22:51:10 vikas Exp $ # # Configure script for nocol # @@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ ls /usr/lib/libresolv* >/dev/null 2>&1 if [ $? = 1 ]; then ls /lib/libresolv* >/dev/null 2>&1 - if [ $? = 1]; then + if [ $? = 1 ]; then ls /usr/lib/libbind* >/dev/null 2>&1 if [ $? = 1 ]; then LIBRESOLV="" ; else LIBRESOLV="-lbind" ; fi fi diff -Nur nocol-4.2/HISTORY nocol-4.2.1/HISTORY --- nocol-4.2/HISTORY Wed Jul 29 12:38:41 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/HISTORY Fri Aug 28 00:24:09 1998 @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ HISTORY FOR NOCOL +nocol v4.2.1 Aug 1998 +------------ + + (see Release notes in html/release.html) + nocol v4.2 Jul 1998 ---------- diff -Nur nocol-4.2/INSTALL nocol-4.2.1/INSTALL --- nocol-4.2/INSTALL Fri Jul 31 13:36:45 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/INSTALL Thu Aug 27 23:26:39 1998 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -## $Id: INSTALL,v 4.2 1998/07/31 17:36:37 vikas Exp $ +## $Id: INSTALL,v 4.3 1998/08/28 03:26:31 vikas Exp $ INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR 'NOCOL' v4.2 ========================================== @@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ REMEMBER that the monitors log events to noclogd only when the state of the event CHANGES. So nothing might be logged to noclogd if all the sites remain at the same state (up/down) and threshold level. + + You can check logging using the perl script 'testlog' under + perlnocol. 10. You can add user 'nocol' to your password file to allow anyone to log in as user 'nocol' and see the state of the network. A typical diff -Nur nocol-4.2/Makefile nocol-4.2.1/Makefile --- nocol-4.2/Makefile Fri Jul 31 21:06:17 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/Makefile Fri Aug 28 00:58:09 1998 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # -# $Id$ +# $Id: Makefile.dist,v 1.1 1998/08/28 03:27:01 vikas Exp $ # # To make a distribution 'tar' image, do # make -f Makefile.mid tar diff -Nur nocol-4.2/Makefile.dist nocol-4.2.1/Makefile.dist --- nocol-4.2/Makefile.dist Fri Jul 31 13:23:10 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/Makefile.dist Thu Aug 27 23:27:12 1998 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ # -# $Id$ +# $Id: Makefile.dist,v 1.1 1998/08/28 03:27:01 vikas Exp $ # # To make a distribution 'tar' image, do # make -f Makefile.mid tar diff -Nur nocol-4.2/Makefile.mid nocol-4.2.1/Makefile.mid --- nocol-4.2/Makefile.mid Fri Jul 31 21:05:47 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/Makefile.mid Thu Aug 27 23:22:38 1998 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $Header: /home/vikas/src/nocol/RCS/Makefile.mid,v 1.2 1998/08/01 01:05:32 vikas Exp $ +# $Header: /home/vikas/src/nocol/RCS/Makefile.mid,v 1.2 1998/08/01 01:05:32 vikas Exp vikas $ # # Makefile for 'nocol'. This file simply calls on other Makefiles in # the subdirectories to do all the work. All the definitions are used @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ # To 'make' for only one program, use # make "SRCS=trapmon" [install|clean] # -REV = "4.2" +REV = "4.2.1" package=@package@ OS=@OS@ diff -Nur nocol-4.2/doc/Makefile.mid nocol-4.2.1/doc/Makefile.mid --- nocol-4.2/doc/Makefile.mid Wed Mar 12 09:35:29 1997 +++ nocol-4.2.1/doc/Makefile.mid Thu Aug 27 23:28:12 1998 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -# $Header: /home/vikas/netmgt/nocol/src/doc/RCS/Makefile,v 1.3 1994/11/29 17:53:19 vikas Exp $ +# $Header: /home/vikas/src/nocol/doc/RCS/Makefile.mid,v 1.1 1998/08/28 03:28:09 vikas Exp $ # # Make for installing the man pages # This installs all the man pages with the same extension diff -Nur nocol-4.2/doc/netconsole.1 nocol-4.2.1/doc/netconsole.1 --- nocol-4.2/doc/netconsole.1 Tue Nov 29 15:13:11 1994 +++ nocol-4.2.1/doc/netconsole.1 Thu Aug 13 11:57:21 1998 @@ -1,10 +1,11 @@ -.\" $Header: /home/vikas/netmgt/nocol/src/doc/RCS/netconsole.1,v 1.10 1994/11/29 20:12:56 vikas Exp $ +.\" $Header: /home/vikas/src/nocol/doc/RCS/netconsole.1,v 1.11 1998/08/13 15:55:40 vikas Exp $ .\" .TH NETCONSOLE 1 "May 1994" .SH NAME nocol \- Curses display agent for the NOCOL ( .I Network Operation Center OnLine ) network monitoring package. +.\" -------------------------------------------- .SH SYNOPSIS .B netconsole [ @@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ This program displays NOCOL format events by parsing all the datafiles in the NOCOL data directory (or alternate directory specified). +.\" -------------------------------------------- .SH OPTIONS .TP .B \-e @@ -52,6 +54,13 @@ in a predefined .I data directory. +.LP +The default display severity level is Critical. However, you can set your +shell environment variable +.B NOCOL_SEVERITY +to one of Critical, Error, Warning, Info to set your desired severity +level. +.\" -------------------------------------------- .SH DESCRIPTION .LP .B netconsole @@ -144,6 +153,7 @@ or .I informational. +.\" -------------------------------------------- .SH RUN TIME OPTIONS .LP .I netconsole @@ -233,13 +243,6 @@ .TP .B q to quit from the program. -.\" -------------------------------------------- -.SH ACCESS -.LP -A sample of this program can be seen by logging onto -.B nocol.jvnc.net -as user -.B nocol. .\" -------------------------------------------- .SH AUTHOR Vikas Aggarwal, vikas@navya.com diff -Nur nocol-4.2/html/faq.html nocol-4.2.1/html/faq.html --- nocol-4.2/html/faq.html Thu Jul 30 20:12:01 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/html/faq.html Thu Aug 27 22:49:37 1998 @@ -1,13 +1,13 @@ - + nocol FAQ -

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about nocol

+

NOCOL : Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

-
Last updated July 1998
+
Last updated Aug 03, 1998
  1. General
  2. Miscellanous @@ -34,8 +36,9 @@ ?
  3. How do I get notified when a site comes back up ?
  4. -
  5. Does nocol run on Windows NT ?
  6. -
  7. Who developed NOCOL ?
  8. +
  9. How do I get paged as soon as a site goes down?
  10. +
  11. Does nocol run on Windows NT ?
  12. +
  13. Who developed NOCOL ?
@@ -125,6 +128,25 @@ debug mode).

+

multiping gives error socket: Operation not + permitted
+
multiping requires a raw socket, and needs to be installed + suid root. You probably did not run make root while + installing nocol. Check the ownership and permission of this program- + it must show mode -rwsr-x--x with owner root. If + not, do the following: +
+		chown root multiping
+		chmod 4751 multiping
+	
+

+ +

Nothing is being logged to noclogd
+
Events are logged ONLY when their state changes. Thus, an + event will be logged to noclogd if a site goes from info level to + warning level, etc. +

+


Can nocol handle SNMPv2 ?
NOCOL currently uses the CMU SNMP software which does not implement @@ -150,11 +172,19 @@ goes critical, but also detect when the device comes back up.

-

Does nocol run on windows NT ?
+
How do I get paged as soon as a site goes down ?
+
In order to avoid false alarms (and prevent operators from getting + into the habit of wait-and-it-will-go-away), NOCOL will escalate any + events severity gradually. If you want to get paged or notified as + soon as a site or variable changes, you can watch it at the + Warning level instead of the Critical level. +

+ +

Does nocol run on windows NT ?
Nope. No plans to port it at this time either.

-

Who maintains NOCOL ?
+
Who maintains NOCOL ?
This software is currently maintained by Vikas Aggarwal. Numerous authors have made contributions which have been added to the package. diff -Nur nocol-4.2/html/index.html nocol-4.2.1/html/index.html --- nocol-4.2/html/index.html Thu Jul 30 20:12:02 1998 +++ nocol-4.2.1/html/index.html Thu Aug 27 22:59:43 1998 @@ -1,28 +1,31 @@ - + - - NOCOL/SNIPS Home Page + + + NOCOL SNIPS Home Page -
+
<h1>NOCOL</h1>

- unique site visitors
+ unique site visitors & downloads

+

+ Current Version 4.2.1

+

NOCOL/SNIPS is a system and network monitoring software that runs on Unix systems and can poll network and system devices. It is @@ -55,22 +58,31 @@ BGP peersSNMP variablesData throughput

+ Click here to see a sample of the web + interface. +

The software is available from http://www.netplex-tech.com/software/nocol or via ftp from ftp.navya.com. +

+ nocol-users@navya.com is a mailing list for general discussion + of nocol. Click here + to subscribe to this mailing list (send subscribe in the + BODY of your email). +

+ Send bug reports to + nocol-bugs@navya.com -


- -

- Current Version 4.2

+ +