RE: [SA-list] Monitoring the monitoring software

2004-01-28 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Title: Message maybe I am missing something here, but if you are running SA as a service, you should be able to install the free 10 user version of SA on another pc or server in the same LAN or WAN backbone, and be able to monitor the SA service itself, just as you would any other NT service

RE: [SA-list] Multiple Alerts

2003-11-03 Thread Jonathan Marsden
least my service with AT&T doesn't...they only charge for text messaging that originates at a cell phone, or via their web interface, online...so it may not be as expensive as you fear...   Jonathan Marsden -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [SA-list] salive and VPN

2003-10-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
your gateway machine is the server...you only have to open one port in the firewall, and you can configure NT authentication on Radmin, so it is fairly secure. It uses 128 bit encryption, and I haven't had any instances where hackers breached it. Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- Fro

RE: [SA-list] salive and VPN

2003-10-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
event correlation, and charge big bucks for it...lol Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brent G. Ozar Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 3:10 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] salive and VPN This is where the SA

RE: [SA-list] Statistical database question....

2003-10-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
this manually, to have a stopping point for the statistical log every day for my trending. Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dirk Bulinckx Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 2:05 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA

RE: [SA-list] Event log checks

2003-09-23 Thread Jonathan Marsden
for specific entries, and when it finds one, it can create a SA event code that will in turn cause an alert... Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 12:44 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [SA-list] Off topic Firewalls

2003-09-16 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Title: Message Don't forget the other important feature of keeping a Cisco service pak on your Cisco hardwarein the event of a hardware failure, they cross ship a replacement device out to you overnight...which means that you can be up and running the next day... -Original Message

RE: [SA-list] Template help

2003-09-16 Thread Jonathan Marsden
d view of the downed devices, with the ability to expand the view of everything else...so this would give you the capability you are seeking. You could essentially open the web page, and see immediately which devices were down. http://www.brentozar.com/salive/default.aspx Jonathan Marsden Part

RE: [SA-list] change in state

2003-09-07 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Don't think that is going to happen anytime soon...my workaround for this, is to use a remote administration tool like remote admin, and go straight to the server.   Jon Marsden -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Dirk BulinckxSent

RE: [SA-list] change in state

2003-09-04 Thread Jonathan Marsden
now I am confusedI run SA as a service too, and it seems to accept changes "on the fly"...without having to stop and restart the service...kind of like you can do to IIS, if you have it set to do it. Am I missing something here? Jonathan Marsden Head Geek Part-Time Geeks Compute

RE: [SA-list] Trying to check a web page

2003-08-27 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Title: Message I just set my own installation of SA up to monitor that site with that same "should contain" field active, looking for the same string...though I input it in the box without the quotation marks...and it works fine...make sure that you have your timeout set sufficiently high en

RE: [SA-list] Server 2003 and cross monitoring issues

2003-08-26 Thread Jonathan Marsden
ECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jonathan Marsden Sent: Tue Aug 26 2:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] Server 2003 and cross monitoring issues Dirk, I am experiencing lockups twice a day...two times in a 24 hours period on the average... I have run the server for a week wi

RE: [SA-list] SNMP trap host

2003-08-26 Thread Jonathan Marsden
agrees...would like to be able to monitor those devices that aren't servers...UPS's...generators...AC units...anything that will return an SNMP trap Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Enzerink Sent: Monday, August 25, 2003 6:56 PM To:

RE: [SA-list] Server 2003 and cross monitoring issues

2003-08-26 Thread Jonathan Marsden
p? dirk. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jonathan Marsden Sent: Mon Aug 25 1:17 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [SA-list] Server 2003 and cross monitoring issues I have a request for help that I want to bring up... I have a server

RE: [SA-list] Temp monitoring

2003-08-25 Thread Jonathan Marsden
erface with SA...but this sensor will alert with it's own software to a cell phone or emailworth looking into, and not that expensive...USB compatible   http://www.usb-shop.com/product147.html   Jonathan Marsden -Original Message-From:

[SA-list] Server 2003 and cross monitoring issues

2003-08-24 Thread Jonathan Marsden
ing on the server to reboot it before I lose connectivity entirely? Jonathan Marsden --- avast! Antivirus: Outbound message clean. Virus Database (VPS): 8/22/2003 Tested on: 8/24/2003 7:17:21 PM avast! is copyright (c) 2000-2003 ALWIL Software. http://www.avast.com To unsubscribe from a list,

RE: [SA-list] Direct mail sending (without an "internal" SMTP server)

2003-08-24 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Agreed...currently, I am using my ISP's mail server, and figure that sooner or later they will lock it down for relaying, and that will require that I either setup a dedicated machine with IIS and smtp...or find another solution...what Dirk is proposing sounds rather elegant, as long as you

RE: [SA-list] MSN alert

2003-08-22 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Looks like the first step in Microsoft's move to charge for the MSN messenger service...why else would they change it and not share code?...well, there is still ICQ. Dirk, does yahoo have anything that might be roughly equivalent? Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[E

RE: [SA-list] Temp monitoring

2003-08-21 Thread Jonathan Marsden
product147.html   Jonathan Marsden -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Niles ParrSent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 12:03 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [SA-list] Temp monitoring Maybe if we get a fancy thermostat, this is just a si

RE: [SA-list] Authentication Errors

2003-08-20 Thread Jonathan Marsden
easy way to test what dirk is saying is to create an admin account strictly for SA...so that no one else would be interacting with that account locally... -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 1:20 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sub

RE: [SA-list] FAQ on setting up SMS with US Cellular?

2003-08-20 Thread Jonathan Marsden
ity with his phoneand will incidentally, let you use the same setup as you have...   Not having anything better to do today in Florida,   Jonathan Marsden Part-Time Geeks Computer Services -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mai

RE: [SA-list] Do I need to restart SA service if I change something on a entry?

2003-08-19 Thread Jonathan Marsden
have had to, just make sure that you hit "apply" when you make a change, and also make sure you save the new settings to your setup...by going to file/save on the SA console. Jonathan Marsden *bored out of my skull in Jacksonville, FL today, and not having anything better to do than r

RE: [SA-list] FAQ on setting up SMS with US Cellular?

2003-08-19 Thread Jonathan Marsden
year, but will give him a LOT more functionality with his phoneand will incidentally, let you use the same setup as you have...   Not having anything better to do today in Florida,   Jonathan Marsden Part-Time Geeks Computer Services -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [SA-list] FAQ on setting up SMS with US Cellular?

2003-08-19 Thread Jonathan Marsden
a phone line being available, and the modem working...and it saves on minutes too, the email gets there in a second or two...the dialup to your cell phone will use a lot more seconds off your monthly time.   Jonathan Marsden -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL

RE: [SA-list] FAQ on setting up SMS with US Cellular?

2003-08-19 Thread Jonathan Marsden
should be 01 or 03then just hit test and see if it workscrossing my fingers...lol   Jonathan Marsden -Original Message-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]On Behalf Of Dirk BulinckxSent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:15 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: RE: [SA-list

RE: [SA-list] How do I see Salive program and change setup on terminal server.

2003-08-19 Thread Jonathan Marsden
IP's with my customers private network, the only devices I would know the IP's for, would be the publicly visible devices...however, with the gateway capability, I don't need to know what IP a workstation is currently using, just the netbios name of the workstation computer. Jonatha

RE: [SA-list] How do I see Salive program and change setup on terminal server.

2003-08-19 Thread Jonathan Marsden
ecure, and gives a couple of other advantages over VNC, such as file transfers, and telnet from the same console. Admittedly, it IS a workaround, but a rather elegant one. Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Brent Ozar Sent: Tu

RE: [SA-list] Checking a Microsoft Inbox

2003-08-15 Thread Jonathan Marsden
g, but actually working, I think it sends test emails to a pop3 server...which would give you a better check on the entire mail delivery process. What do you think, Dirk? Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dirk Bulinckx Sent: Fr

RE: [SA-list] ipx ping

2003-08-15 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Assuming that you are using a true Novell client, and not just the one included in Win XP...Are you sure that you are using an IPX address?...it requires a different format than a regular IP address or netbios name. I upgraded to the same client you referenced on one of my machines, and it is work

RE: [SA-list] Dependencies & alerts

2003-08-15 Thread Jonathan Marsden
ked on EVERY up/down check... Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jason Passow Sent: Friday, August 15, 2003 1:43 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [SA-list] Dependencies & alerts That is how I have gotten around most

RE: [SA-list] Dependencies & alerts

2003-08-15 Thread Jonathan Marsden
rting first...and when the server came back up, it saw the ping first, and was still reporting the services down, until the machine was all the way up. Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 15, 20

RE: [SA-list] Suggestion

2003-08-14 Thread Jonathan Marsden
access. I wanted something that would give me basic up/down and elapsed time reports. I couldn't find anything, of course, so I created an excel spreadsheet that does some pretty basic translation of the logs. If there is anyone out there that wants a copy, they are welcome to email me. J

RE: [SA-list] Statistical logging output

2003-08-14 Thread Jonathan Marsden
#x27;t show anything historically beyond the last update of SA...but is IS pretty...lol take a look at http://ptgeek.isa-geek.com/monitoring/company16/sadata.html this is a test install of SA, and I have it pointing at a machine or two on my home network, and some public servers. Jonathan Marsden Part

[SA-list] Statistical logging output

2003-08-14 Thread Jonathan Marsden
nd if you have limited space, that could be a bit of a problem. You can download the spreadsheet and setup instructions from my web server at http://www.ptgeek.isa-geek.com/report/ Let me know what you think. Jonathan Marsden -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: [SA-list] Statistical logging output

2003-08-14 Thread Jonathan Marsden
ious change time|,|time differential between state changes| If any of you have any suggestions, please let me know, I am working on adding sheets that will filter by device, and include bar or pie charts to show device availability...and let me know what you think. Jonathan Marsden -Original

RE: [SA-list] Alert problem

2003-08-14 Thread Jonathan Marsden
Dirk, Do these guys know you have to create the team members before you create the team, and then populate the team with the already created members?...if you try to do it the other way around, you will get the results they are experiencing... Jon -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTE

RE: [SA-list] Statistical logging output

2003-08-11 Thread Jonathan Marsden
to those of you having difficulty hitting the file, try http://ptgeek.isa-geek.com/report/ that should show a directory with the file. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jonathan Marsden Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 3:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED

RE: [SA-list] Statistical logging output

2003-08-08 Thread Jonathan Marsden
. It's interesting to see my running.gif getting used, and used, and re-used, ... :o) > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Jonathan Marsden > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 2:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE