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Smokeping.

SmokePing keeps track of your network latency with interactive graph explorer. Learn more at https://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/

Installation on CentOS 7

[baggy@localhost ~]$
    sudo yum install epel-release -y
    sudo yum install mod_fcgid httpd httpd-devel rrdtool perl-CGI-SpeedyCGI fping rrdtool-perl perl perl-Sys-Syslog -y
    sudo yum install perl-CPAN perl-local-lib perl-Time-HiRes –y
    sudo yum groupinstall "Development tools" –y
    sudo wget http\://oss.oetiker.ch/smokeping/pub/smokeping-2.6.11.tar.gz
    tar -zxvf smokeping-2.6.11.tar.gz
    cd smokeping-2.6.11/setup  
[baggy@localhost setup]$
    sudo ./build-perl-modules.sh
    sudo mkdir /opt/smokeping
    cd ..  
[baggy@localhost smokeping-2.6.11]$
    sudo cp -r thirdparty /opt/smokeping/
    ./configure --prefix=/opt/smokeping
    sudo /usr/bin/gmake install
    cd /opt/smokeping/etc/  
[baggy@localhost etc]$
    sudo cp /opt/smokeping/etc/basepage.html.dist /opt/smokeping/etc/basepage.html
    for FOO in *.dist; do sudo cp \$FOO `basename \$FOO .dist`\;done
    sudo mkdir /opt/smokeping/img
    sudo mkdir /opt/smokeping/data
    sudo mkdir /opt/smokeping/var
    sudo mkdir /opt/smokeping/cache
    sudo chown -R apache:apache /opt/smokeping/img/
    sudo chown -R apache:apache /opt/smokeping/cache/
    sudo chmod 600 /opt/smokeping/etc/smokeping_secrets
    sudo chmod 600 /opt/smokeping/etc/smokeping_secrets.dist
    sudo mkdir /var/www/smokeping
    sudo cp -R /opt/smokeping/htdocs/* /var/www/smokeping/
    sudo mv /var/www/smokeping/smokeping.fcgi.dist /var/www/smokeping/smokeping.fcgi
    sudo chown -R apache:apache /var/www/smokeping
    sudo nano /etc/httpd/conf.d/smokeping.conf

Add the below lines to the file and save:

    Alias /smokeping "/var/www/smokeping"
    <Directory /var/www/smokeping>
    Options Indexes FollowSymLinks MultiViews ExecCGI
    AllowOverride All
    Order allow,deny
    Allow from all
    DirectoryIndex smokeping.fcgi
    </Directory>

[baggy@localhost etc]$
    sudo nano /opt/smokeping/etc/config
Find and edit the line starting with cgiurl and add your ip address, for my case my IP is 192.168.56.4 and save

    cgiurl   = http://192.168.56.4/smokeping.cgi

[baggy@localhost etc]
    sudo nano /etc/selinux/config
Edit the SELINUX line to be disabled like below

    SELINUX=disabled

[baggy@localhost etc]$
    firewall-cmd --add-service=http
    sudo service httpd restart

Use web browser to open http://192.168.56.4/smokeping.cgi

Configuration

After successfull installation you will need to create a config file. Sample configuration file for measuring latency and dig (domain information groper) for DNS servers around the world. In your installation the file path is /opt/smokeping/etc/config

  *** General ***

  owner    = Paul S.I. Basondole
  contact  = bassosimons@me.com
  mailhost = my.mail.host
  sendmail = /usr/sbin/sendmail
  imgcache = /opt/smokeping/cache
  imgurl   = cache
  datadir  = /opt/smokeping/data
  piddir  = /opt/smokeping/var
  cgiurl   = http://192.168.56.4/smokeping.cgi
  smokemail = /opt/smokeping/etc/smokemail.dist
  tmail = /opt/smokeping/etc/tmail.dist
  syslogfacility = local0
  
  *** Alerts ***
  to = baggy@me.com
  from = smokealert@basonation.org
  
  +someloss
  type = loss
  # in percent
  pattern = >0%,*12*,>0%,*12*,>0%
  comment = loss 3 times  in a row
  
  *** Database ***
  
  step     = 300
  pings    = 20
  
  # consfn mrhb steps total
  
  AVERAGE  0.5   1  1008
  AVERAGE  0.5  12  4320
      MIN  0.5  12  4320
      MAX  0.5  12  4320
  AVERAGE  0.5 144   720
      MAX  0.5 144   720
      MIN  0.5 144   720
  
  *** Presentation ***
  
  template = /opt/smokeping/etc/basepage.html.dist
  
  + charts
  
  menu = Charts
  title = The most interesting destinations
  
  ++ stddev
  sorter = StdDev(entries=>4)
  title = Top Standard Deviation
  menu = Std Deviation
  format = Standard Deviation %f
  
  ++ max
  sorter = Max(entries=>5)
  title = Top Max Roundtrip Time
  menu = by Max
  format = Max Roundtrip Time %f seconds
  
  ++ loss
  sorter = Loss(entries=>5)
  title = Top Packet Loss
  menu = Loss
  format = Packets Lost %f
  
  ++ median
  sorter = Median(entries=>5)
  title = Top Median Roundtrip Time
  menu = by Median
  format = Median RTT %f seconds
  
  + overview
  
  width = 600
  height = 50
  range = 10h
  
  + detail
  
  width = 600
  height = 200
  unison_tolerance = 2
  
  "Last 3 Hours"    3h
  "Last 30 Hours"   30h
  "Last 10 Days"    10d
  "Last 400 Days"   400d
  
  #+ hierarchies
  #++ owner
  #title = Host Owner
  #++ location
  #title = Location
  
  *** Probes ***
  
  + FPing
  binary = /usr/sbin/fping
  
  + DNS
  binary = /usr/bin/dig # mandatory
  forks = 5
  offset = 50%
  step = 300
  timeout = 15
  pings = 5
  
  
  *** Slaves ***
  secrets=/opt/smokeping/etc/smokeping_secrets.dist
  +boomer
  display_name=boomer
  color=0000ff
  
  +slave2
  display_name=another
  color=00ff00
  
  
  
  *** Targets ***
  
  probe = FPing
  
  menu = Top
  title = Network Latency Grapher
  remark = Welcome to the SmokePing website for DNS servers. \
           Here you will learn all about the latency for the DNS servers.
  
  
  + PublicDNS
  #listing from https://public-dns.info/ on 28-05-2019
  probe = DNS
  lookup = wikipedia.org
  
  menu = public dns
  title = public dns
  
  ++ google
  title = google
  host = 8.8.8.8
  ++ opendns
  title = open dns
  host = 208.67.222.222
  
  ++ afghanistan
  title = afghanistan
  host = 180.94.94.195
  ++ albania
  title = albania
  host = 109.69.160.72
  ++ algeria
  title = algeria
  host = 193.194.70.66
  ++ andorra
  title = andorra
  host = 109.111.117.204
  ++ anguilla
  title = anguilla
  host = 209.59.121.92
  ++ antarctica
  title = antarctica
  host = 185.121.177.177
  ++ antiguaandbarbuda
  title = antigua and barbuda
  host = 69.50.69.115
  ++ argentina
  title = argentina
  host = 200.45.231.58
  ++ armenia
  title = armenia
  host = 212.34.231.10
  ++ australia
  title = australia
  host = 203.35.30.11
  ++ austria
  title = austria
  host = 195.70.114.137
  ++ azerbaijan
  title = azerbaijan
  host = 94.20.20.20
  ++ bahamas
  title = bahamas:nassau
  host = 65.75.74.123
  ++ bahrain
  title = bahrain
  host = 87.236.136.3
  ++ bangladesh
  title = bangladesh
  host = 45.123.43.46
  ++ barbados
  title = barbados
  host = 64.119.194.243
  ++ belarus
  title = belarus
  host = 93.85.92.171
  ++ belgium
  title = belgium
  host = 81.243.243.123
  ++ bolivia
  title = bolivia
  host = 190.129.90.163
  ++ bosnia
  title = 89.111.249.146
  host = 89.111.249.146
  ++ botswana
  title = botswana
  host = 154.70.151.66
  ++ brazil
  title = brazil
  host = 189.58.102.145
  ++ brunei
  title = brunei
  host = 202.152.77.212
  ++ bulgaria
  title = bulgaria
  host = 85.196.135.154
  ++ burundi
  title = burundi
  host = 41.79.47.6
  ++ cambodia
  title = cambodia
  host = 175.100.120.27
  ++ cameron
  title = cameron
  host = 41.211.108.4
  ++ canada
  title = canada
  host = 70.33.217.231
  ++ capeverde
  title = cape verde
  host = 41.79.124.10
  ++ cayman
  title = cayman
  host = 162.247.220.1
  ++ chile
  title = chile
  host = 200.50.111.130
  ++ china
  title = china
  host = 180.76.76.76
  ++ colombia
  title = colombia
  host = 200.118.2.88
  ++ costarica
  title = costa rica
  host = 201.200.130.36
  ++ croatia
  title = croatia
  host = 195.29.222.4
  ++ cyprus
  title = cyprus
  host = 78.158.157.242
  ++ czechrepublic
  title = czech republic
  host = 82.208.35.102
  ++ denmark
  title = denmark
  host = 87.116.31.21
  ++ dominicanrepublic
  title = dominican republic
  host = 186.149.243.52
  ++ ecuador
  title = ecuador
  host = 186.46.130.66
  ++ egypt
  title = egypt
  host = 196.201.244.7
  ++ elsalvador
  title = el salvador
  host = 201.247.40.170
  ++ estonia
  title = estonia
  host = 92.62.96.27
  ++ ethiopia
  title = ethiopia
  host = 213.55.96.254
  ++ fiji
  title = fiji
  host = 103.244.228.198
  ++ finland
  title = finland
  host = 185.117.118.20
  ++ france
  title = france
  host = 51.75.125.29
  ++ gabon
  title = gabon
  host = 217.77.71.33
  ++ gambia
  title = gambia
  host = 197.148.74.19
  ++ georgia
  title = georgia
  host = 212.72.129.78
  ++ germany
  title = germany
  host = 62.128.1.53
  ++ ghana
  title = ghana
  host = 212.96.1.70
  ++ greece
  title = greece
  host = 147.52.98.3
  ++ guatemala
  title = guatemala
  host = 190.106.215.170
  ++ guinea
  title = guinea
  host = 41.77.184.138
  ++ haiti
  title = haiti
  host = 186.1.192.3
  ++ honduras
  title = honduras
  host = 190.124.166.8
  ++ hongkong
  title = hongkong
  host = 202.88.99.221
  ++ hungary
  title = hungary
  host = 195.228.140.138
  ++ iceland
  title = iceland
  host = 194.144.249.78
  ++ india
  title = india
  host = 203.8.201.10
  ++ indonesia
  title = indonesia
  host = 202.158.49.187
  ++ iran
  title = iran
  host = 95.142.224.142
  ++ iraq
  title = iraq
  host = 31.24.200.3
  ++ ireland
  title = ireland
  host = 95.83.244.117
  ++ israel
  title = israel
  host = 82.80.248.20
  ++ italy
  title = italy
  host = 151.13.160.150
  ++ jamaica
  title = jamaica
  host = 72.252.209.150
  ++ japan
  title = japan
  host = 221.186.160.98
  ++ jordan
  title = jordan
  host = 212.118.0.1
  ++ kazakhstan
  title = kazakhstan
  host = 93.185.74.226
  ++ kenya
  title = kenya
  host = 197.248.116.74
  ++ korea
  title = korea
  host = 112.171.192.182
  ++ kuwait
  title = kuwait
  host = 168.187.216.118
  ++ krygyzstan
  title = krygyzstan
  host = 81.88.193.116
  ++ latvia
  title = latvia
  host = 80.250.60.233
  ++ lebanon
  title = lebanon
  host = 195.112.199.203
  ++ libya
  title = libya
  host = 41.208.68.62
  ++ lithuania
  title = lithuania
  host = 86.100.86.144
  ++ luxembourg
  title = luxembourg
  host = 85.93.215.125
  ++ macedonia
  title = macedonia
  host = 85.30.112.98
  ++ malawi
  title = malawi
  host = 41.77.14.106
  ++ malaysia
  title = malaysia
  host = 202.71.102.164
  ++ mali
  title = mali
  host = 196.200.80.86
  ++ malta
  title = malta
  host = 213.165.179.114
  ++ mauritania
  title = mauritania
  host = 82.151.70.84
  ++ mauritius
  title = mauritius
  host = 196.27.73.58
  ++ mexico
  title = mexico
  host = 207.248.224.71
  ++ moldova
  title = moldova
  host = 212.56.209.18
  ++ mongolia
  title = mongolia
  host = 202.9.47.25
  ++ morocco
  title = morocco
  host = 62.251.175.254
  ++ myanmar
  title = myanmar
  host = 103.85.107.102
  ++ namibia
  title = namibia
  host = 41.205.140.155
  ++ nepal
  title = nepal
  host = 110.44.112.102
  ++ netherlands
  title = netherlands
  host = 94.100.26.5
  ++ newzealand
  title = new zealand
  host = 202.20.97.60
  ++ nicaragua
  title = nicaragua
  host = 165.98.69.66
  ++ nigeria
  title = nigeria
  host = 41.217.204.165
  ++ norway
  title = norway
  host = 213.138.160.20
  ++ pakistan
  title = pakistan
  host = 209.150.154.1
  ++ palestine
  title = palestine
  host = 192.116.16.26
  ++ panama
  title = panama
  host = 200.108.36.130
  ++ newguine
  title = new guines
  host = 124.240.199.23
  ++ paraguay
  title = paraguay
  host = 190.128.225.70
  ++ peru
  title = peru
  host = 200.11.52.202
  ++ philippines
  title = philippines
  host = 116.50.176.113
  ++ poland
  title = poland
  host = 83.19.241.2
  ++ portugal
  title = portugal
  host = 83.240.211.233
  ++ puertorico
  title = puertorico
  host = 64.247.161.186
  ++ qatar
  title = qatar
  host = 212.77.217.193
  ++ romania
  title = romania
  host = 89.47.94.25
  ++ russia
  title = russia
  host = 188.128.110.67
  ++ saotomeandprincipe
  title = sao tome and principe
  host = 197.159.180.2
  ++ saudiarabia
  title = saudiarabia
  host = 213.236.62.10
  ++ senegal
  title = senegal
  host = 213.154.80.203
  ++ seychelles
  title = seychelles
  host = 169.239.202.202
  ++ singapore
  title = singapore
  host = 103.28.209.9
  ++ slovakia
  title = sovakia
  host = 188.123.100.18
  ++ slovenia
  title = slovenia
  host = 89.212.253.4
  ++ southafrica
  title = south africa
  host = 196.220.63.34
  ++ spain
  title = spain
  host = 212.89.12.23
  ++ srilanka
  title = sri lanka
  host = 203.143.42.24
  ++ sudan
  title = sudan
  host = 196.223.158.38
  ++ suriname
  title = suriname
  host = 186.179.241.146
  ++ sweden
  title = sweden
  host = 193.104.100.1
  ++ switzerland
  title = switzerland
  host = 62.2.43.211
  ++ syria
  title = syria
  host = 91.144.22.198
  ++ taiwan
  title = taiwan
  host = 60.250.65.88
  ++ tajikistan
  title = tajikistan
  host = 85.9.129.36
  ++ thailand
  title = thailand
  host = 203.113.113.60
  ++ togo
  title = togo
  host = 41.207.186.166
  ++ trinidadandtobago
  title = trinidad and tobago
  host = 131.100.36.83
  ++ tunisia
  title = tunisia
  host = 41.225.4.15
  ++ turkey
  title = turkey
  host = 31.145.6.20
  ++ uganda
  title = uganda
  host = 41.221.81.132
  ++ ukraine
  title = ukraine
  host = 109.237.83.180
  ++ uae
  title = united arab emirates
  host = 94.56.96.13
  ++ uk
  title = united kingdom
  host = 213.146.187.20
  ++ us
  title = united states
  host = 216.218.245.200
  ++ uruguay
  title = uruguay
  host = 201.217.135.114
  ++ uzbekistan
  title = uzbekistan
  host = 80.80.218.218
  ++ venezuela
  title = venezuela
  host = 201.249.192.74
  ++ vietnam
  title = vietnam
  host = 103.53.228.24
  ++ zambia
  title = zambia
  host = 41.77.0.216
  ++ zimbabwe
  title = zimbabwe
  host = 41.57.125.214
  
  ++ tanzania
  menu = tanzania
  title = tanzania
  +++aptus
  title = aptus
  host = 41.79.69.13
  +++simbanet
  title = simbanet
  host = 41.221.41.101
  
  ++ MultiHost
  # using the hosts above to create a multi host graph for google and open DNS
  menu = MultiHost
  title = Overall DNS Performance
  host = /PublicDNS/google\
  /PublicDNS/opendns

Troubleshooting

  • Do this after every change you make to the config file

    [baggy@localhost ~]$
      sudo service httpd restart
      sudo /opt/smokeping/bin/smokeping

  • If you experience broken images on the web interface edit the config file as described below 

    [baggy@localhost etc]$ sudo nano  /opt/smokeping/etc/config
    Find and edit the imgurl value from cache to /smokeping
    imgurl = /smokeping

Paul S.I. Basondole

IT & Network Expert / Lead
Network & Automation designer;
2x JNCIP (RS/SP) 1x CCNP (RS)
BSc Telecommunications Eng.
© 2019 basondole.io

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