From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 24 17:18:58 2014 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 06A34133 for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:18:58 +0000 (UTC) Received: from cosmo.uchicago.edu (cosmo.uchicago.edu [128.135.52.97]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D49923E5F for ; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:18:57 +0000 (UTC) Received: by cosmo.uchicago.edu (Postfix, from userid 48) id 343A0CB8C99; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:56:26 -0600 (CST) Received: from 76.193.18.84 (SquirrelMail authenticated user valeri) by cosmo.uchicago.edu with HTTP; Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:56:26 -0600 (CST) Message-ID: <2097.76.193.18.84.1419440186.squirrel@cosmo.uchicago.edu> In-Reply-To: <549A6CB3.8070106@ShaneWare.Biz> References: <5497CE57.8020601@compudoc.za.org> <549A6CB3.8070106@ShaneWare.Biz> Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 10:56:26 -0600 (CST) Subject: Re: Using Nokia Cell Phone or GSM Modem to send sms's From: "Valeri Galtsev" To: "Shane Ambler" Reply-To: galtsev@kicp.uchicago.edu User-Agent: SquirrelMail/1.4.8-5.el5.centos.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsdlist@compudoc.za.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2014 17:18:58 -0000 On Wed, December 24, 2014 1:35 am, Shane Ambler wrote: > On 22/12/2014 18:25, Godfrey Hamshire wrote: >> >> Using Nokia Cell Phone or GSM Modem to send sms's >> >> Dear Memeber >> >> I was wondering if anyone has had experience with connecting a 3g/gsm of >> the type you can find in Cell Phone Shops to freebsd or a old nokia >> symbian cell phone via its usb cable to freebsd. >> >> What I would like to to do is send sms's from the server using a 3g/gsm >> dongle or using an old nokia symbian cell ie warning the power is out >> etc etc I am doing this already via email and a clickatel api account >> already but sometimes these email do not get through or what ever. I am >> looking for alternative ways of notifying myself of power problems or >> what ever is going on when I am not around. > > Not really what your asking for but another option could be to send > notifications from offsite - you can run a t2.micro ec2 instance at > amazon for between $4.20 and $9.50 a month - it receives no pings in x > minutes then have it send a message. AWS has SNS which can send mobile > notifications, sms or email - you can send 100 sms's per month for free. > Another option would be to run, say, nagios instance watching your servers situated at different location, thus independent on the power and/or network uplink in your server room. That's what I do. Valeri ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Valeri Galtsev Sr System Administrator Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics Kavli Institute for Cosmological Physics University of Chicago Phone: 773-702-4247 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++