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RE: [nanog] Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon
From: Matthew Evans <mevans () alphatheory com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2008 09:10:31 -0500
Our monitoring server lives in a physically (and geographically) separate data center. We've used the SMS Gateway services like usa.bulksms.com, but we've found that number () vtext com is very effective and just as reliable. Matthew Evans, MCSA Alpha Theory | "the right decision, every time." -----Original Message----- From: owner-nanog () merit edu [mailto:owner-nanog () merit edu] On Behalf Of Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 8:55 AM To: Jeremy T. Bouse Cc: wb8foz () nrk com; nanog list Subject: Re: [nanog] Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon
The other side of this besides the delayed receiving of messages is with monitoring you want to get the alerts even if your network is down and unable to send via email to your pager, cellphone, etc. Having an out of band method to get those alerts out on criticial alerts is paramount. I've used Nagios for many years but unfortunately have never worked with sending through Verizon. I've had decent experience using Sprint's gateways sending to my phone with minimal delay.
Our solution, crufty as it might be, was that our monitoring server has a modem on it. As long as the pots lines are up, we just have it ring the on-call cell phone. When you see the caller ID, you know its time to get to a terminal. Usually our 10digit@verizon would follow 10-15 seconds later. Tuc/TBOH
Current thread:
- Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Gregory Boehnlein (Feb 08)
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Dominic J. Eidson (Feb 11)
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Duane Waddle (Feb 11)
- RE: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Bowman, Jonathan (Feb 12)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Kristian Erik Hermansen (Feb 10)
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon David Lesher (Feb 10)
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Jeremy T. Bouse (Feb 11)
- Re: [nanog] Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET (Feb 11)
- RE: [nanog] Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Matthew Evans (Feb 11)
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon David Lesher (Feb 10)
- Re: Network Notifcation - SMS via Verizon Dominic J. Eidson (Feb 11)