<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40" xmlns:v = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m = "http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml"><HEAD><TITLE>RE: HP Network Printer</TITLE> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.5659" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE>@font-face { font-family: Wingdings; } @font-face { font-family: Wingdings; } @font-face { font-family: Calibri; } @font-face { font-family: Tahoma; } @page Section1 {size: 8.5in 11.0in; margin: 1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; } P.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } LI.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } DIV.MsoNormal { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif" } A:link { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlink { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } A:visited { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } SPAN.MsoHyperlinkFollowed { COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline; mso-style-priority: 99 } P { FONT-SIZE: 12pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 0in; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0in; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-style-priority: 99; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto } SPAN.EmailStyle18 { FONT-WEIGHT: normal; COLOR: navy; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-FAMILY: "Courier New"; TEXT-DECORATION: none; mso-style-type: personal } SPAN.EmailStyle19 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal } SPAN.EmailStyle20 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal } SPAN.EmailStyle21 { COLOR: #1f497d; FONT-FAMILY: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-style-type: personal-reply } .MsoChpDefault { FONT-SIZE: 10pt; mso-style-type: export-only } DIV.Section1 { page: Section1 } </STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY lang=EN-US vLink=blue link=blue> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>just looking around my directories and I find one /usr/include/net-snmp</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>So why does my check_hplj not compile ?</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>This is killing me now</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Cheers</DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: Martyn [mailto:martyn@chetnet.co.uk] Sent: 03 February 2009 17:23 To: 'James Pratt'; 'nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>Hi James/Group</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>I reinstalled Ubuntu and installed Server version, gone through all I went through before and all is working as should be apart from the printer again. Ping works fine.</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>The problem I'm seeing now is (return code 127 is out of bounds - Plugin may be missing)</DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left>The path to the plugin is invalid (i.e. the binary or script does not exist). This is most likely the case if you get errors about a return code of 127 being out of bounds. If this is the error you're getting, check your command definitions and make sure the path to all executables is correct (and that they're actually installed on your system).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have checked my directory and it never got compiled, how do I find the below files</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have ran apt-get install net-snmp but it finds now files, how can I rectify this</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Martyn</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS rpm -qa | grep snmp returns nothing</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> From: James Pratt [mailto:jpratt@norwich.edu] Sent: 02 February 2009 23:57 To: Martyn; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=Section1> Hi Martyn.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I’m not sure why check_hpjd did not get compiled on your system. It appears you need at least net-snmp, and probably net-snmp-devel packages at least, as here is what is on my system:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> $ rpm -qa | grep snmp<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2<o:p></o:p> net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2<o:p></o:p> net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2<o:p></o:p> net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2<o:p></o:p> net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Have you checked for those packages installed, as they are not installed by Nagios, and depending on your linux distro, may not be in the default setup..<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have it on mine, but I use lots of SNMP, so it’s no surprise.. I don’t see any option for checking toner, but maybe that’s a different check… (?)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> $ ./check_hpjd --help<o:p></o:p> check_hpjd v1991 (nagios-plugins 1.4.13)<o:p></o:p> Copyright (c) 1999 Ethan Galstad <nagios@nagios.org><o:p></o:p> Copyright (c) 2000-2007 Nagios Plugin Development Team<o:p></o:p> <nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This plugin tests the STATUS of an HP printer with a JetDirect card.<o:p></o:p> Net-snmp must be installed on the computer running the plugin.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Usage:check_hpjd -H host [-C community]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Options:<o:p></o:p> -h, --help<o:p></o:p> Print detailed help screen<o:p></o:p> -V, --version<o:p></o:p> Print version information<o:p></o:p> -C, --community=STRING<o:p></o:p> The SNMP community name (default=public)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Send email to nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net if you have questions<o:p></o:p> regarding use of this software. To submit patches or suggest improvements,<o:p></o:p> send email to nagiosplug-devel@lists.sourceforge.net<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> --<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> Jamie<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> From: Martyn [mailto:martyn@chetnet.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 6:42 PM To: James Pratt; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> James thanks for the reply, looks like there are many users with the same issue as me, <A href="http://osdir.com/ml/network.nagios.plugins/2006-11/msg00062.html">http://osdir.com/ml/network.nagios.plugins/2006-11/msg00062.html</A><o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> The reason I want to use check_hpjd is because it reports back the toner levels too.<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> I have spent the last 5 hours on Google and can not find any fix, does this group know of a fix at all or do you think its a bug?<o:p></o:p> <o:p></o:p> Thanks<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: James Pratt [mailto:jpratt@norwich.edu] Sent: 02 February 2009 20:19 To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net; martyn@chetnet.co.uk Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer<o:p></o:p> Sorry Palle, I meant to reply to the list!.. my bad… L<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> From: James Pratt Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:16 PM To: 'Palle L Jensen' Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> Hi, I found this on a quick google – I use snmp extensively. (Check_snmp is fairly worthless – I use the ones at <A href="http://nagios.manubulon.com">http://nagios.manubulon.com</A> instead…<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <A href="http://osdir.com/ml/network.nagios.user/2003-01/msg00028.html">http://osdir.com/ml/network.nagios.user/2003-01/msg00028.html</A><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> HTH<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Regards,<o:p></o:p> jamie<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: #b5c4df 1pt solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 3pt; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> From: Palle L Jensen [mailto:palleje@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 3:00 PM To: 'Martyn'; nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer<o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> Martyn,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> I have noticed people monitoring other stuff on printers using the SNMP protocoll. However, since we have that protocol disabled I have no experience in that. If you just want to make sure it is up and running you could use the check_ping. Assuming it’s a network printer with enabled NIC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thanks,<o:p></o:p> PJ<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <DIV style="BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; PADDING-LEFT: 4pt; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; BORDER-LEFT: blue 1.5pt solid; PADDING-TOP: 0in; BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none"> <DIV> <DIV class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center> <HR align=center width="100%" SIZE=2> </DIV> From: Martyn [mailto:martyn@chetnet.co.uk] Sent: Monday, February 02, 2009 1:13 PM To: nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] HP Network Printer<o:p></o:p></DIV> <o:p> </o:p> Update, but I'm still getting "Error in packet ( ) " in my printer status <o:p></o:p> I can walk the Mibs with snmpwalk -v 1 -c public 192.168.3.252 and see all the relevant outputs but when I do the following: -<o:p></o:p> ./check_snmp -H 192.168.3.252 -C public <o:p></o:p> I get SNMP problem - No Data received from host CMD /usr/bin/snmpget -t 1 -r5 -m ' ' -v 1 [authpriv] 192.168.3.252:161 <o:p></o:p> Hope you can help <o:p></o:p> _____________________________________________ From: Martyn [<A href="mailto:martyn@chetnet.co.uk">mailto:martyn@chetnet.co.uk</A>] Sent: 02 February 2009 17:33 To: 'nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net' Subject: HP Network Printer <o:p></o:p> Just looking to start and monitor an HP 2600n printer and have come across the following statement in the quick start guide<o:p></o:p> The check_hpjd plugin will only get compiled and installed if you have the net-snmp and net-snmp-utils packages installed on your system. Make sure the plugin exists in /usr/local/nagios/libexec before you continue. If it doesn’t, install net-snmp and net-snmp-utils and recompile/reinstall the Nagios plugins. <o:p></o:p> OK do these get installed when you download and compile nagios-plugins-1.4.11.tar.gz or do I have to grab then separately, I have looked through my nagios/libexec directory and noticed that check_snmp is in there but not the above two.<o:p></o:p> Where would I get hold of the two files as described <o:p></o:p> Thanks for your continued support <o:p></o:p> Martyn <o:p></o:p></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>