# Example Input Plugin The input plugin test UDP/TCP connections response time. It can also check response text. ### Configuration: ``` [[inputs.net_response]] ## Protocol, must be "tcp" or "udp" ## NOTE: because the "udp" protocol does not respond to requests, it requires ## a send/expect string pair (see below). protocol = "tcp" ## Server address (default localhost) address = "localhost:80" ## Set timeout timeout = "1s" ## Set read timeout (only used if expecting a response) read_timeout = "1s" ## The following options are required for UDP checks. For TCP, they are ## optional. The plugin will send the given string to the server and then ## expect to receive the given 'expect' string back. ## string sent to the server # send = "ssh" ## expected string in answer # expect = "ssh" [[inputs.net_response]] protocol = "tcp" address = ":80" # TCP or UDP 'ping' given url and collect response time in seconds [[inputs.net_response]] ## Protocol, must be "tcp" or "udp" protocol = "tcp" ## Server address (default localhost) address = "github.com:80" ## Set timeout timeout = "1s" ## Optional string sent to the server send = "ssh" ## Optional expected string in answer expect = "ssh" ## Set read timeout (only used if expecting a response) read_timeout = "1s" [[inputs.net_response]] protocol = "udp" address = "localhost:161" timeout = "2s" send = "hello server" expect = "hello client" ``` ### Measurements & Fields: - net_response - response_time (float, seconds) - string_found (bool) # Only if "expected: option is set ### Tags: - All measurements have the following tags: - server - port - protocol ### Example Output: ``` $ ./telegraf --config telegraf.conf --input-filter net_response --test net_response,server=192.168.2.2,port=22,protocol=tcp response_time=0.18070360500000002,string_found=true 1454785464182527094 net_response,server=192.168.2.2,port=2222,protocol=tcp response_time=1.090124776,string_found=false 1454784433658942325 ```