>> ala:~# /usr/local/bin/tcpping -C -x 20 pop.isti.cnr.it 110 >> pop.isti.cnr.it : - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - >> >> Where the hyphens are printed at 1-second intervals. > >So there's no data for SmokePing to store at all. > >I looked into this a bit more and the problem is that there are two >separate tcptraceroute implementations in Debian, included in the >`traceroute' and `tcptraceroute' packages. > >The former requires superuser privileges to work, the latter >is setuid root and works for ordinary users.
The nice thing is that I was root when I obtained the above output, so the problem is not only with privileges, but probably with output format, too. >To make things a bit more confusing, there are various symlinks >(including /etc/alternatives/tcptraceroute) and shell scripts >to offer compatible command line interfaces. > >In your case, just installing the `tcptraceroute' package should do In fact, it now works. Thanks for solving this. I think that the documentation should mention this problem and provide a pointer to the tcpping script, or better yet the script itself. -- Francesco Potortì (ricercatore) Voice: +39 050 315 3058 (op.2111) ISTI - Area della ricerca CNR Fax: +39 050 315 2040 via G. Moruzzi 1, I-56124 Pisa Email: [email protected] (entrance 20, 1st floor, room C71) Web: http://fly.isti.cnr.it/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
