With IPHost Network Monitor you can run simple snmp requests against a Cisco device in your network.
pnniNodeOperStatus
pnni Node Operational Status
1.3.6.1.4.1.353.5.4.1.1.2.1.6
Indicates whether the node is active or whether the node has yet to become operational. When the value is down, all state has been cleared from the node and the node is not communicating with any of its neighbor nodes.
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