Clone the repository :
git clone https://github.com/tuladhar/check_bandwidth.git
cd check_bandwidth
Use the following command to install check_bandwidth.py
make install
make install INSTALL_PATH=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins # or specify a path where you want to install the plugin
To remove the plugin use the following command :
make uninstall
make uninstall INSTALL_PATH=/usr/lib/nagios/plugins # or specify the path where the plugin is located
Nagios (NRPE) plugin for checking bandwidth speed limit.
usage: check_bandwidth.py [-h] [-v] [-i name] [-w threshold] [-c threshold]
Nagios (NRPE) plugin for checking bandwidth speed limit.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --version show program's version number and exit
-i name, --interface name
interface to use (default: eth0)
-w threshold, --warning threshold
threshold in bits. Appending 'K' will count the number
as Kilobits, 'M' as Megabits, 'G' as Gigabits.
Examples: 200K, 3M and 1G
-c threshold, --critical threshold
threshold in bits. Appending 'K' will count the number
as Kilobits, 'M' as Megabits and 'G' as Gigabits.
Examples: 200K, 3M and 1G
$ nagios/plugins/check_bandwidth.py -i venet0 -w 25M -c 50M
BANDWIDTH OK - venet0: DOWN: 11.85 Mbps, UP: 456.23 Kbps
$ nagios/plugins/check_bandwidth.py -i venet0 -w 25M -c 50M
BANDWIDTH WARNING - venet0: DOWN: 38.50 Mbps, UP: 519.87 Kbps
$ nagios/plugins/check_bandwidth.py -i venet0 -w 1M -c 10M
BANDWIDTH CRITICAL - venet0: DOWN: 38.57 Mbps, UP: 850.02 Kbps- See Contributors.md