2.1. General
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This configurations are shared among and affect all the hosts.
-- source-network-interface: the local network interface from where the ping
- packages with originate.
+- default-source-network-interface: the local network interface from where the
+ ping packages will originate. If this configuration is present, all hosts
+ will use this interface as source, otherwise, a per host source-network-
+ interface must be provided.
- nameserver: the server which the hosts names will be resolved. It is the
lookup server which the application will query first. If left blank or omited,
it will use the /etc/resolv.conf.
IP is provide, it is the only which will be pinged.
- port: when using a port based protocol, like TCP, this field specifies in
which port to ping the host.
+- source-network-interface: the local network interface from where the ping
+ packages for a given host will originate. This setting is used only if the
+ global network interface was not provided.
- interval: the host will be pinged every "interval" seconds.
- ping-protocol: indicates which protocol to use to ping the destination host,
the currently supported protocols are TCP and ICMP.