$ /home/shire/bin/xymon --debug 74.218.208.202 "ping"
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Transport setup is:
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 xymondportnumber = 1984
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 xymonproxyhost = NONE
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 xymonproxyport = 0
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Recipient listed as '74.218.208.202'
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Standard protocol on port 1984
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Will connect to address 74.218.208.202 port 1984
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Connect status is 0
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Sent 4 bytes
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Read 14 bytes
hobbitd 4.2.3
3566 2015-03-14 23:16:01 Closing connection