firewall issue? server not collecting data

[gobbledigook]

hi

new to zabbix, but spent most of yest reading the wiki and setting it up, both server and agent are running... but i think i have an issue with firewall as zabbiz-server is not filling up

installed zabbix server on ubuntu server 11.04 in virtualbox, hosted on ubuntu 11.04 desktop, and have forwarded the ports on the VM as so:

8888 > 80 for frontend access
2000 > 22 for ssh
both work fine
10051 > 10051
10050 > 10050
these are listening on the respective machines:

zabbix@zabbixvm:~$ netstat -antp | grep zabbix
(Not all processes could be identified, non-owned process info
 will not be shown, you would have to be root to see it all.)
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:10051           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      2125/zabbix_server

root@DD-WRT:~# netstat -antp | grep zabbix
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:10050           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      18293/zabbix_agentd

the agent is running on my router a dd-wrt flashed wrt600n, with optware and custom template

agent conf is:

# This is config file for zabbix_agentd
# To get more information about ZABBIX, go http://www.zabbix.com

############ GENERAL PARAMETERS #################

# List of comma delimited IP addresses (or hostnames) of ZABBIX servers. 
# No spaces allowed. First entry is used for sending active checks.
# Note that hostnames must resolve hostname->IP address and
# IP address->hostname.

Server=192.168.1.120

# Server port for sending active checks

# ServerPort=10051

# Unique hostname. Required for active checks.

Hostname=DD-WRT

# Listen port. Default is 10050

#ListenPort=10050

# IP address to bind agent
# If missing, bind to all available IPs

#ListenIP=127.0.0.1

# Number of pre-forked instances of zabbix_agentd.
# Default value is 5
# This parameter must be between 1 and 16

StartAgents=5

# How often refresh list of active checks. 2 minutes by default.

#RefreshActiveChecks=120

# Disable active checks. The agent will work in passive mode listening server.

DisableActive=1

# Enable remote commands for ZABBIX agent. By default remote commands disabled.

#EnableRemoteCommands=1

# Specifies debug level
# 0 - debug is not created
# 1 - critical information
# 2 - error information
# 3 - warnings
# 4 - information (default)
# 5 - for debugging (produces lots of information)

DebugLevel=5

# Name of PID file

PidFile=/tmp/zabbix_agentd.pid

# Name of log file.
# If not set, syslog will be used

LogFile=/opt/var/log/zabbix_agentd.log

# Spend no more than Timeout seconds on processing
# Must be between 1 and 30

Timeout=3

####### USER-DEFINED MONITORED PARAMETERS #######
# Format: UserParameter=<key>,<shell command>
# Note that shell command must not return empty string or EOL only
#UserParameter=system.test,who|wc -l
### Set of parameter for monitoring MySQL server (v3.23.42 and later)
### Change -u<username> and add -p<password> if required
#UserParameter=mysql.ping,mysqladmin -uroot ping|grep alive|wc -l
#UserParameter=mysql.uptime,mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f2 -d":"|cut -f1 -d"T"
#UserParameter=mysql.threads,mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f3 -d":"|cut -f1 -d"Q"
#UserParameter=mysql.questions,mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f4 -d":"|cut -f1 -d"S"
#UserParameter=mysql.slowqueries,mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f5 -d":"|cut -f1 -d"O"
#UserParameter=mysql.qps,mysqladmin -uroot status|cut -f9 -d":"
#UserParameter=mysql.version,mysql -V

UserParameter=mvcheck, /opt/usr/sbin/mvcheck

UserParameter=listenport[*], netstat -ln | grep -c ':$1 '
UserParameter=net.netstat, netstat -lnt | sort 
UserParameter=net.netstat.cksum, netstat -lnt | sort | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10

UserParameter=system.topcpu[*],/opt/usr/sbin/topcpu $1 $2
UserParameter=net.iptables.cksum,sudo iptables-save | grep -v '^[#:]' | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10
UserParameter=net.ipv4.cksum,ifconfig | grep -B1 ' inet ' | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10
UserParameter=net.ipv4,ifconfig | grep -B1 ' inet ' | grep -oE '(^[a-z0-9:]+|addr:[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)'
UserParameter=net.connections, sudo grep -c . /proc/net/ip_conntrack

UserParameter=nvram.cksum, sudo /usr/sbin/nvram show 2>/dev/null | grep -vE '^(wan_[ig][aep]|forward_|traff|dnsmasq_lease_|http_client_)' | sort | md5sum | tr -cd '0-9' | cut -b1-10
UserParameter=nvram.free,  sudo /usr/sbin/nvram show 2>&1 1>/dev/null | grep -o ' ([0-9]*' | tr -cd '0-9'

UserParameter=vfs.file.regcount[*],sudo /opt/usr/sbin/regcount "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5"
UserParameter=vfs.file.regtop[*],  sudo /opt/usr/sbin/regtop   "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6"

and nothing interesting in the debug log:

root@DD-WRT:~# cat /opt/var/log/zabbix_agentd.log     
 17500:20110831:180805 One child process died. Exiting ...
 17500:20110831:180807 ZABBIX Agent stopped. ZABBIX 1.6.2.
 18293:20110831:180811 zabbix_agentd started. ZABBIX 1.6.2.
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [Server] val [192.168.1.120]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [Hostname] val [dd-wrt]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [StartAgents] val [5]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [DisableActive] val [1]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [DebugLevel] val [5]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [PidFile] val [/tmp/zabbix_agentd.pid]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [LogFile] val [/opt/var/log/zabbix_agentd.log]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [Timeout] val [3]
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [mvcheck, /opt/usr/sbin/mvcheck]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'mvcheck, /opt/usr/sbin/mvcheck'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val[listenport[*], netstat -ln | grep -c ':$1 ']
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'listenport[*], netstat -ln | grep -c ':$1 ''
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [net.netstat, netstat -lnt | sort]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'net.netstat, netstat -lnt | sort'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [net.netstat.cksum, netstat -lnt | sort | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'net.netstat.cksum, netstat -lnt | sort | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [system.topcpu[*],/opt/usr/sbin/topcpu $1 $2]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'system.topcpu[*],/opt/usr/sbin/topcpu $1 $2'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [net.iptables.cksum,sudo iptables-save | grep -v '^[#:]' | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'net.iptables.cksum,sudo iptables-save | grep -v '^[#:]' | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [net.ipv4.cksum,ifconfig | grep -B1 ' inet ' | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'net.ipv4.cksum,ifconfig | grep -B1 ' inet ' | md5sum | tr -cd 0-9 | cut -b1-10'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [net.ipv4,ifconfig | grep -B1 ' inet ' | grep -oE '(^[a-z0-9:]+|addr:[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)']
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'net.ipv4,ifconfig | grep -B1 ' inet ' | grep -oE '(^[a-z0-9:]+|addr:[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+)''
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [net.connections, sudo grep -c . /proc/net/ip_conntrack]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'net.connections, sudo grep -c . /proc/net/ip_conntrack'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [nvram.cksum, sudo /usr/sbin/nvram show 2>/dev/null | grep -vE '^(wan_[ig][aep]|forward_|traff|dnsmasq_lease_|http_client_)' | sort | md5sum | tr -cd '0-9' | cut -b1-10]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'nvram.cksum, sudo /usr/sbin/nvram show 2>/dev/null | grep -vE '^(wan_[ig][aep]|forward_|traff|dnsmasq_lease_|http_client_)' | sort | md5sum | tr -cd '0-9' | cut -b1-10'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [nvram.free,  sudo /usr/sbin/nvram show 2>&1 1>/dev/null | grep -o ' ([0-9]*' | tr -cd '0-9']
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'nvram.free,  sudo /usr/sbin/nvram show 2>&1 1>/dev/null | grep -o ' ([0-9]*' | tr -cd '0-9''
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [vfs.file.regcount[*],sudo /opt/usr/sbin/regcount "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5"]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'vfs.file.regcount[*],sudo /opt/usr/sbin/regcount "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5"'
 18293:20110831:180811 cfg: para: [UserParameter] val [vfs.file.regtop[*],  sudo /opt/usr/sbin/regtop   "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6"]
 18293:20110831:180811 Accepted configuration parameter: 'UserParameter' = 'vfs.file.regtop[*],  sudo /opt/usr/sbin/regtop   "$1" "$2" "$3" "$4" "$5" "$6"'
 18294:20110831:180811 zabbix_agentd collector started
 18295:20110831:180811 zabbix_agentd listener started
 18296:20110831:180811 zabbix_agentd listener started
 18297:20110831:180811 zabbix_agentd listener started
 18298:20110831:180811 zabbix_agentd listener started

on the zabbix-server i have set up dd-wrt host as:
name: dd-wrt
in group: linux servers
ip add: 192.168.1.1
port: 10050

and linked the dd-wrt template.

so do i need to forward the 10050/10051 on the router? or the ubuntu desktop? i thought adding the port forwards to the VM sorted that side out and as it is reporting back through my LAN i figured don't need any forwards on the router side.... but something somewhere is stopping it !!!

my second attempt at getting this going (gave up 6 odd months ago) and feel as if i'm so close

any help appreciated, thanx!

[gobbledigook]

so... now i'm thinking it may be something to do with my agentd conf. i tried commenting out the hostname but got an error when i restarted the daemon.

what exactly should go in these values??

Server=192.168.1.120 <-- this is the IP of the host machine running the VM,

# Server port for sending active checks

# ServerPort=10051

# Unique hostname. Required for active checks.

Hostname=DD-WRT <-- this is the hostname of the router... is this correct? should it be the hostname of the host machine running the VM? (have changed and commented out but no difference.

# Listen port. Default is 10050

#ListenPort=10050

# IP address to bind agent
# If missing, bind to all available IPs

#ListenIP=127.0.0.1 <-- should i be changing this the the IP of the zabbix host?

any pointers would be appreciated...

[frater]

Install the zabbix agent on your Windows machine and configure a host on the zabbix machine.
And aren't you monitoring the zabbix server itself?

From the zabbix machine you should be able to connect to the zabbix agent using

telnet 192.168.1.1 10050

[gobbledigook]

hey frater,

telnet just hangs when i try from the zabbix VM but on my laptop the connection is refused, telnet is enabled on the router.

i i'll install the agent locally to make sure its not a config problem.

i can't ping hostname zabbixvm, so i put the VM's host hostname here? ie in my case server? i can ping the router from the zabbix VM though.

edit:
ok the zabbix-server isn't getting anything from the agent on the local machine.
haven't touched the config of the agent
just went to config > hosts > add host:
name: zabbix-server
in group: zabbix-servers
ip add: 0.0.0.0
port: 10050

and linked template linux.

ok this is telnet from my laptop the the zabbixvm:

dan@mini-ubuntu:~$ telnet 192.168.1.120 10050
Trying 192.168.1.120...
telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused
dan@mini-ubuntu:~$ telnet 192.168.1.120 10051
Trying 192.168.1.120...
Connected to 192.168.1.120.
Escape character is '^]'.
Connection closed by foreign host.