topic Re: Create API to Ping a Device in Network Platform API

Create API to Ping a Device

ETS1 — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:01:07 GMT

Hello,

I want to know if you can create an API to send 1 ping every 60 seconds to an IP address.

I have some sites to don't create enough "interesting traffic" over the VPN tunnel to keep it up.

Our Meraki rep suggested looking into an API.

Re: Create API to Ping a Device

ww^ — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:50:30 GMT

Dont know if this works, but maybe you can add a remote ip to the uplink statistics at the traffic shaping config.

Re: Create API to Ping a Device

Nash — Fri, 06 Mar 2020 22:57:31 GMT

I like @jdb1's idea of adding an IP to the traffic shaping.

Alternately, you could setup a script on a device on your side that runs every minute and pings an IP on the remote side.

Re: Create API to Ping a Device

ETS1 — Sat, 07 Mar 2020 01:55:18 GMT

Thanks for the assistance, I currently have a batch file on a local PC at each site that is having the issue but if the PC is turned off it stops working, I added my internal IP to traffic shaping; I will monitor and report back if the problem persists.

Re: Create API to Ping a Device

Philip D'Ath — Sun, 08 Mar 2020 06:24:33 GMT

Another trick I have used is to configure a protocol like ntp on a printer and point it at an IP at the remote site. Doesn't matter that it doesn't work (doesn't even matter if the remote IP is in use) - it causes regular small amounts of traffic to be generated.

Re: Create API to Ping a Device

ETS1 — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 15:49:35 GMT

I added the address to traffic shaping but it only worked for 24 hrs before it dropped again.

I will stick with the local ping batch file until Meraki implements a "keep-alive" option.

Thanks for everyone's input.