Need help with code...

[Rob Wirtz]

I believe you are absolutely right.  I think the best solution at this point
would just be to wait till July when the new fiscal year starts... :)

Thanks for all your suggestions.

-----Original Message-----
From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
[mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Tedman Eng
Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 1:20 PM
To: 'Nagios Users List'
Cc: 'rob at ksu.edu'
Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Re: Need help with code...

Rob,

Please save yourself and the list users a lot of trouble and order a
purpose-built device.

Here is an SNMP-capable environmental monitor:
http://www.akcpinc.com/company/sensorProbe2.htm

Here is a contact sensor to use with it:
http://www.akcpinc.com/company/security.htm


There are dozens of other vendors of similar products.



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Wirtz [mailto:rob at ksu.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:08 AM
> To: 'Anthony Montibello'; 'Nagios Users List'
> Subject: RE: [Nagios-users] Re: Need help with code...
> 
> 
> Thanks!!!  We're thinking on the same lines...  I was 
> actually able to put
> an old modem on the serial port instead of the loopback 
> connector.  I'm
> working on a batch file that sends AT commands (and receives 
> the results) to
> the modem.  I will then have the normally closed relay break 
> the connection
> to the modem, disrupting the communication of the AT 
> commands.  The batch
> file should then write a file to the HD that NSClient Fileage 
> will pickup
> and alert on.  Not finished yet, but getting there...
> 
> Thanks for your suggestion of WMI and NC_Net.  I'll check on 
> those and see
> what I can find out.
> 
> Rob Wirtz CNE, MCSE
> Senior Network Systems Analyst
> Computing and Network Services
> Kansas State University
> 2323 Anderson #146
> Manhattan, KS  66502
> 785-532-3346
> rob at ksu.edu
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf Of Anthony
> Montibello
> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 3:22 AM
> To: rob at ksu.edu; Nagios Users List
> Subject: Re: [Nagios-users] Re: Need help with code...
> 
> hi Rob,
> 
> Since your at a university why don't you get one of the Comp Science
> Teachers or students to assist you in finding a solution.
> 
> 
> 1) you need a program that can detect some kind of external port
> change - wether it be loopback or whatever you do to interface with
> the alarm system..(this is the Hard part - you may want to view the
> temperature probe
> 2) this program should then interact with NS_Client or some other
> nagios interface.
> You cannot easily interact directly but here are some ways that you
> can interact.
> 
> NC_Net and some of the newer windows plugins like nsclient++ allow for
> more options on how to monitor a windows server.
> 
> most have Fileage and the newer plugins also have Event log checks.
> NC_Net also allows for query of WMI, 
> 
> once you have the program that can detect the alarm, you can have the
> program either
> A) write to a file and use a nagios FILEAGE check and if file was
> modified send a Critical.
> b) write to the event log then use a nagios Event log check.  When the
> event is seen it sends a alert.
> C) there may be some way to check the serial via WMI script or
> query??? NC_Net can query but cannot do anything else to WMI (this was
> by design)
> d) have the program that detects the alarm send a passive check via
> NSCA win32. (this is proboly the best to avoid temperary files or
> other configuration problems)
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/18/05, Rob Wirtz <rob at ksu.edu> wrote:
> > Thanks for your suggestions Paul.  As this is server 
> hardware, it has no
> > game port or sound interface.  I'll keep looking for 
> alternative methods.
> I
> > apologize for any "attitude" I may have inadvertently 
> projected, it was
> > certainly not my intent.
> > 
> > Rob Wirtz CNE, MCSE
> > Senior Network Systems Analyst
> > Computing and Network Services
> > Kansas State University
> > 2323 Anderson #146
> > Manhattan, KS  66502
> > 785-532-3346
> > rob at ksu.edu
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net
> > [mailto:nagios-users-admin at lists.sourceforge.net] On Behalf 
> Of Paul L.
> Allen
> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2005 11:30 AM
> > To: nagios-users at lists.sourceforge.net
> > Subject: [Nagios-users] Re: Need help with code...
> > 
> > Rob Wirtz writes:
> > 
> > > Do you have any alternative suggestions?  I'm not trying 
> to sound too
> > > critical here, but I don't really see any helpful 
> suggestions in your
> > > reply.
> > 
> > I suggested using CTS or the fire button on the games port, 
> either of
> > which are likely to reduce the complexity of the software you need.
> > 
> > > The basic idea is that a relay connected to the alarm system will
> somehow
> > > interact with a PC running NS_Client.  Does anyone have 
> suggestions/code
> > > to make this happen.  I really don't care what the method 
> is.  CTS/DTR,
> > > TX/RX, whatever.
> > 
> > I am sure there are people who would be delighted to quote you a
> > price for the custom software you want.  Given the number of replies
> > you've had so far, I doubt anyone is going to do it for 
> free.  Oh, and
> > thanks to your attitude, I doubt there are many people who would be
> willing
> > to do it for money, either.  I certainly wouldn't.
> > 
> > > I wanted to avoid using PERL and stick with something that I could
> > > compile and EXE from C++ or Vbasic code.  I didn't want to have
> > > to load the whole PERL language to run a short script.
> > 
> > Your choice as to which language you pay somebody to write 
> your custom
> > code in.  If I were doing it I'd go with perl because it 
> would be a lot
> > quicker to write and the memory footprint is likely to be a 
> good deal
> > smaller since perl itself is under 1M while any Windows exe compiled
> > from C++ or Vbasic is going to pull in a whole load of 
> unnecessary cruft
> > that will take it over 2M.
> > 
> > --
> > Paul Allen
> > Softflare Support
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