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Re: Network Monitoring Solution
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mark J Strawcutter)
Thu Feb 17 06:47:50 2011
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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2011 06:47:15 -0500
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From: Mark J Strawcutter <mjstraw@iup.edu>
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What a blast-from-the-past. I didn't know they still made pagers :-)
I really like the idea of using a tethered cell phone someone else
mentioned. We've got a drawer full of old Razr handsets, and I think
the Motorola Phone Tools software provides an API for doing SMS over a
USB tether. Add it to our "business family plan", no need for $30/mo
data "feature". Might actually be less expensive than a land line for a
modem, and eliminates as many failure points as possible between us and
the intended message recipient.
On the original subject of this thread - we use InterMapper
Mark
On 2/16/2011 4:22 PM, Peter P Morrissey wrote:
> Yes, good point. :)
> We actually have a pager with a phone line as well that we pass around.
> Pete M.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Mark J Strawcutter
> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 3:12 PM
> To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
> Subject: Re: Network Monitoring Solution
>
> except when the failure you're reporting involves your email system or
> it's ability to contact the outside world :-)
>
> Mark
>
> On 2/16/2011 2:46 PM, Peter P Morrissey wrote:
>> It's pretty easy to send a text via email. Each carrier has an address that you tack the phone number on to.
>> So, you could use the email function to send them that way to see if ATT delivery is any more reliable using that method.
>> Pete M.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Resnet Forum [mailto:RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Clinton Eppleman
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 2:32 PM
>> To: RESNET-L@LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Network Monitoring Solution
>>
>> We are currently using IPmonitor to monitor our network devices (servers and
>> switches). It is configured to send e-mails when devices do not reply to ping
>> requests, and during non-business hours it sends text messages. SMS with a
>> modem/POTS line seems to work reliably to Verizon phones, but does not work
>> very well with AT&T (AT&T support has not been very helpful).
>>
>> What are you using to monitor network devices (IPmonitor, Whats Up Gold, etc.)
>> and why would you recommend it? Do you have any issues with SMS?
>> Is anyone sending SMS alerts to a Google Voice account?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Clinton Eppleman
>> Network Specialist
>> Lycoming College
>>
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