[Xymon] BBWincmd

[Steff Watkins]

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> Date: Thu, 9 May 2013 17:31:17 -0500
> From: Scott Post <sjpostsr at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [Xymon] BBWincmd
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> However, I have another system that I am testing on at this time, I can't
> install BBWin on, but I have a series of vbscripts that I am running that gather
> the same data and write out a msg.<hostname>.txt for that system.

Hiya Scott,

So you can install BBWin on some systems but not on this one? I'm going to hazard a guess that the one you can't install on is something like a DMZ system or a production system.

If that is the case, then it may be possible that there are some network restrictions/firewall rules between that system and your Xymon server. You can test that by firing up a CMD window/DOS shell on the "to-be-a-client" system  and typing "telnet ip.addr portno" where "ip.addr" is the IP address of your Xymon server and "portno" is the port number that your Xymon server is using. It'll either the screen will go blank (this is good, shows you can connect) or it'll fail.

If it rejects, then either contact your network gurus and request a firewall tunnel for the right port number, or arrange to setup a Xymon proxy on a system on the firewall that can relay from one side to another. Setting up a Xymon proxy is really easy, but check that it's allowable with your local network dudes as they may see it as a "security issue".

> Can someone please help point me in the right direction?

Yeah, drink lots of water, get lots of sleep and use sunscreen! :)

Good luck with getting it set up. It's nearly always worth the hassle.

Regards,
Steff Watkins

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