NAME

Egg::Plugin::Net::Scan - Network host's port is checked.

SYNOPSIS

use Egg qw/ Net::Scan /;

# If the port is effective, by the 25th mail is sent.
my $scan= $e->port_scan('192.168.1.1', 25, timeout => 3 );
if ( $scan->is_success ) {
  $e->mail->send;
  print " Mail was transmitted.";
} elsif ( $scan->is_block ) {
  print " Mail server has stopped. ";
} else {
  print " Error occurs: ". $scan->is_error;
}

DESCRIPTION

It is a plugin to check the operational condition of arbitrary host's port.

* Because 'alarm' command is used, it operates in the platform that doesn't correspond. A fatal error occurs when it is made to do.

METHODS

port_scan ( [TARGET_HOST], [TARGET_PORT], [OPTION] )

The port scan is done and the result is returned with the 'Egg::Plugin::Net::Scan::Result' object.

When TARGET_HOST and TARGET_PORT are omitted, the exception is generated.

The following options can be passed to OPTION.

  • timeout

    Time to wait for answer from port.

    * It is judged that it is blocked when there is no answer in this time.

    Default is '1'.

  • protcol

    Communication protocol.

    Default is 'tcp'.

RESULT METHODS

It is a method supported by Egg::Plugin::Net::Scan::Result.

my $result= $e->port_cacan( ....... );

new

Constructor.

is_success

When the answer from the port is admitted, true is restored.

is_block

When the answer from the port doesn't come back within the second of timeout, true is returned.

is_error

When some errors occur, the error message is returned.

SEE ALSO

Socket, Egg::Release,

AUTHOR

Masatoshi Mizuno <lushe@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2008 Bee Flag, Corp. <http://egg.bomcity.com/>.

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself, either Perl version 5.8.6 or, at your option, any later version of Perl 5 you may have available.