I'd like to monitor uptime of a Windows process by sending a TCP command and checking for a valid response. My issue is that the process requires commands strings to be null (ASCII 0) terminated. Is there a way of doing this in PRTG using the standard Port sensor? Maybe an escaped character in the sensor command parameter?

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hello,

the WMI process sensor can not be used?

https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/wmi_process_sensor.htm


Jan, 2014 - Permalink

Sure - it could - but am I correct in thinking that will only tell me that that process is in memory? I want to check that it is responsive to requests (just for information - the process is a graphics renderer that is controlled over a TCP port)


Jan, 2014 - Permalink

maybe a custom sensor could help

https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/exe_script_sensor.htm

https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/exe_script_advanced_sensor.htm


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