How are you sending SMS alerts?

[joshua__lim]

I try and nothing. Not work at all. I try connect Nokia 6233 via usb. Gnokii work with bluez-utils. Zabbix i configure /dev/rfcomm0 and all have permissins. But result is nothing... Maybe someone can help me?
P.S.
i try listebning rfcomm with rfcomm listen /dev/rfcomm0 1 (1 - is my channel).

Some USB modems/cables come with a driver that creates a virtual COM port that will show up under modem device - this is how it works for Windows at least. You can find an example and screenshots for iTegno USB modem here - http://www.visualgsm.com/documentati...ion=file&id=25 (Refer to page 1 and 2).

For your case, you might have to find the Linux driver for Nokia 6233.


Rgds,
Joshua Lim
SMS Gateway@Expert

[Niels]

This thread should be moved to a support forum!

What's the status of this now? Does a GSM phone with a USB cable work out of the box with Zabbix?

[bbrendon]

Basically it sounds like anything will work with zabbix as long as it works with linux.

So... you probably want to test it from inside linux first and then make sure zabbix has permissions and test as the zabbix user after you've gotten it to work in linux as root etc.

As far as "out of the box" ...well, that would require zabbix to discover where you modem/device is located under /dev.

[woger]

Maybe a little late, but I use just an "email to sms" service provider (I use world-text for example) just simply send an email and you will receive it on your phone by sms.

[fableman]

Maybe a little late, but I use just an "email to sms" service provider (I use world-text for example) just simply send an email and you will receive it on your phone by sms.

Don't do that.

Its treally bad cos your ISP or the service be down and you never get the important SMS.

If you going to send SMS's do it your self over a wireless phone /modem on UPS soo if you loose power you still revice the SMS.

[fableman]

For linux. (iam using centos 5)

How to send SMS from mobilephone that supports AT commands for SMS (all phons don't do it)


This is how I do it.

1. Install http://pxh.de/fs/gsmlib/download/index.html

2. insert you USB cable from your phone (ex. Ericsson M600i )into your linux server runnin zabbix.

3. cat /var/log/messages and check what the Phone interface will be.

(ex.
Feb 4 11:48:14 netscan kernel: usb 2-1: new full speed USB device using uhci_hcd and address 7
Feb 4 11:48:14 netscan kernel: usb 2-1: configuration #1 chosen from 1 choice
Feb 4 11:48:14 netscan kernel: cdc_acm 2-1:1.1: ttyACM0: USB ACM device
Feb 4 11:48:14 netscan kernel: cdc_acm 2-1:1.3: ttyACM1: USB ACM device
Feb 4 11:48:14 netscan kernel: cdc_acm 2-1:1.5: ttyACM2: USB ACM device
)

4. now you know your phone is connected via ttyACMx (x=0-2, mostly1 )

5. now time to send a SMS..

gsmsendsms -d /dev/ttyACM1 -b 115200 +ccmmmmmm "fableman made my day"

(cc=your county code .ex +46 for sweden) mm=your mobile phone (and remove the first 0 if any)


soo...

gsmsendsms -d /dev/ttyACM1 -b 115200 +46701234567 "fableman made my day"


(will send a sms to a swedish mobile phone at 070-1234567)


Hope this small fast guide helped anyone.

And how to make zabbix send an MSM using gsmsendsms Iam sure you know.

Maybee there is other ways but works for me

[Anton]

i just added a script to use an german sms-gateway to the wiki (and upgraded the syntax of the whole wiki-page):

http://www.zabbix.com/wiki/doku.php?id=howto:smsapi


we use this script to notify paying customers in a "MaaS" (Monitoring as a Service ).


i personally use the mail2sms-Gateway of my mobile phone provider ... had some delays (up to 10 minutes) recently, but normally sms are on the phone between seconds ...


i don't know the prices elsewhere, but 19 euro-cent in a standard mobile phone contract here in germany is quite expensive, if you monitor a lot of services ... had almost 1000 sms/mail2sms in a month once ...


greetings from germany,
Anton

[fableman]

I stop using a mobile phone for sending SMS messages cos it sometimes hangs and kernerl panic on the phone (i hate smart phones)

I now got myself a SAMBA 75 USB device connected to my linux server to send the SMS and I coded my own mail-sms-gateway using bash

Soo I can mail from zabbix or any other application/system to the mail2sms gateway i made.

It even converts MIME coded mails into text sms and handels åäö characters aswell, and have a que system.

I still use the gsmsendsms to send away the message with the SAMBA75 USB device.

[DiedX]

In the Netherlands this unit costs 175 Euro's. Why would I use this, when I can get a much cheaper SMS-Gateway? Or is SMS-ing free from this one??

[fableman]

In the Netherlands this unit costs 175 Euro's. Why would I use this, when I can get a much cheaper SMS-Gateway? Or is SMS-ing free from this one??

Maybee your servers isent that important,,, but what if internet access goes down or that company do a missconfiguration or anthing else you cant fix yourself.? (Lots of stuff that can go wrong between your IP and that service.)

175 EU's is nothing for a computer center costs to make secure sms messages.

[Harris]

I'm using a Siemens TC35i connected on my Zabbix server.
I really think that worth the investment, almost plug and start sending sms.
And of course, no need to worry about reaching an external sms provider!

[lostmarbles]

We are using an email to sms service and are satisfied so far.

http://www.textmagic.com

[Calimero]

I'm using a Siemens TC35i connected on my Zabbix server.

How much does one of these cost ?

[welkin]

We are also using the Siemens TC35i.
Have a look at http://www.telefon.de for prices. Do not forget to also order the antenna and the power supply.

regards welkin

[tomastamm]

best and cheapest http://www.2-waysms.com , Api