<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> I can only agree. Use a GSM modem and think of what services you put SMS notification on. I use primarily SMS on Gateways/Routers and Services that are categorized at Priority services for example a electronic access control system at doors, Air-condition down at the Server room and so on. I know in Denmark we can get GSM Modems that are made for purely sending SMS. Mvh. Leif On 26-01-2011 10:57, Giles Coochey wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:4D3FEFF0.2030303@coochey.net" type="cite">On 26/01/2011 09:54, David Seira wrote: <blockquote type="cite">Hi. There are several ways for do it. You can use a email-to-sms gateway; there are some portal that are free. But I prefer use a 3g modem connected to the nagios server; you send the sms with the gnokii program, it's easy. The bad thing is you need to pay the 3g. The good thing for use a 3g modem is that if you lose connectivity with the gateway you even send notifications. Bye. </blockquote> 3g modem is the best way as it is an Out-Of-Band method, you can probably find a provider that offers an unlimited SMS package. I've heard endless stories of people implementing this and disabling it straight away due to too many notifications. The older cell phones (often used for on-call duty) have limited memory space for messages and deleting them can be a bit of a pain too. I would recommend that you limit SMS notifications to escalations or a sub-set of your notifications (Priority-1 systems for instance). <pre wrap=""> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Special Offer-- Download ArcSight Logger for FREE (a $49 USD value)! Finally, a world-class log management solution at an even better price-free! Download using promo code Free_Logger_4_Dev2Dev. Offer expires February 28th, so secure your free ArcSight Logger TODAY! <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d">http://p.sf.net/sfu/arcsight-sfd2d</a></pre> <pre wrap=""> <fieldset class="mimeAttachmentHeader"></fieldset> _______________________________________________ Nagios-users mailing list <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net">Nagios-users@lists.sourceforge.net</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users">https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nagios-users</a> ::: Please include Nagios version, plugin version (-v) and OS when reporting any issue. ::: Messages without supporting info will risk being sent to /dev/null</pre> </blockquote> </body> </html>