[PMX:#] NSClient on port 443

[Collins, Steve]

This question kind of goes along with my NRPE one...

Can I install NSClient to talk on a well-known and open port (say 80 or 443).  I know the port is configurable, but our security rules with respect to access to our remote-hosted production servers are very anal (e.g. only one workstation in *entire* organisation has Radmin access, no ssh, etc.).

What I'm trying to figure is what approach to take in order to do the following:

- check-host-alive on remote boxes (ping is blocked, so I'm thinking NRPE-NT)
- check disk, CPU, processes, etc (I'm thinking NSClient/NRPE but need to know whether I might achieve it just with NSClient on say, port 443)
- check HTTP and ColdFusion as a dependent pair (with CF dependent on HTTP)

I'd really appreciate some clear advice.

TIA.

Steve
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Stephen Collins
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