[Xymon] Notification via SMS

[Jon Dustin]

>>> On 5/28/2014 at 2:55 PM, in message
<CANNwAgWRqtEskDO0E9Rrs0y9KFs-P6XjdS+fn8geyVq9NA_VZQ at mail.gmail.com>, Robert
Herron <robert.herron at gmail.com> wrote:
> I currently send Xymon alerts to internal email addresses and to the cell
> carrier's email-to-SMS gateway (e.g. 2125551212 at vtext.com).  It works great
> until the mail gateway or the Internet feed are down.  So, I want to send
> alerts/notices via SMS without relying on email or my Internet connection.
> 
> What are cell card/stick/phone and software are you currently using to send
> SMS notification?

MultiTech GSM modem:

http://www.multitech.com/en_US/products/families/multimodemgprs/

connected via USB/Serial port, using ATT wireless.

With SMS Tools 3 as a daemon:

http://smstools3.kekekasvi.com/index.php?p=

This has been very reliable for several years now.

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Jon Dustin - Network Specialist
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME  207-780-4152