Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/09/2013 07:55 AM, E.S. Rosenberg wrote: A nice feature but not required, is to be able to restart/initialize the modem remotely if it get stuck. We had this issue with one system of ours. It turned out that nothing would do. Even when the box was off, it still provided power to USB and the modem was powered on. Fun. Powered USB-hub connected to a electricity source that you can toggle from the computer? This is just what i thought i can do, but I had hoped it would be possible to turn off the USB port , but it is not supported yet. Right now I'm looking on external modems from WaveCom, which are supported by gnokii and have a external power source. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/9/2013 9:40 AM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: Right now I'm looking on external modems from WaveCom, which are supported by gnokii and have a external power source. In well over a year of using it, I have never had my Hauwei stick get stuck. YMMV. You can via a command unload the dongle module and reload it, which restarts the modem. Since it is USB, you can connect it to a powered hub, and turn power on and off by unplugging or switching the hub. I don't know what the price of the WaveCom is, and your budget, but someone was selling a used, with a guarentee that it works and an external antenna E169 for $30. I almost bought it myself it was such a good deal. :-) (I have more USB modem sticks than I currently need.) Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/09/2013 11:37 AM, geoffrey mendelson wrote: On 10/9/2013 9:40 AM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: Right now I'm looking on external modems from WaveCom, which are supported by gnokii and have a external power source. In well over a year of using it, I have never had my Hauwei stick get stuck. YMMV. You can via a command unload the dongle module and reload it, which restarts the modem. Since it is USB, you can connect it to a powered hub, and turn power on and off by unplugging or switching the hub. I don't know what the price of the WaveCom is, and your budget, but someone was selling a used, with a guarentee that it works and an external antenna E169 for $30. I almost bought it myself it was such a good deal. :-) (I have more USB modem sticks than I currently need.) Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il Is is connected 24/7 ? or you're talking about regular usage ? -- Rabin ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/9/2013 2:25 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: Is is connected 24/7 ? or you're talking about regular usage ? It's plugged in 24/7. It only is off when the power is out, or I am testing using on my laptop (for when the power is out). Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
3G Modem with SMS support
I am interested in buying a 3G modem to connect to some for our servers, in order to get alerts by SMS, the idea is not to depend on the infrastructure of the DC. I am looking for a modem supported under Linux (RH6), If someone has already made his survey on this matter, or have proven experience on the subject, I'd love to hear it. A nice feature but not required, is to be able to restart/initialize the modem remotely if it get stuck. Thanks, -- *Rabin* ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/8/2013 1:06 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: I am interested in buying a 3G modem to connect to some for our servers, in order to get alerts by SMS, the idea is not to depend on the infrastructure of the DC. I am looking for a modem supported under Linux (RH6), If someone has already made his survey on this matter, or have proven experience on the subject, I'd love to hear it. A nice feature but not required, is to be able to restart/initialize the modem remotely if it get stuck. Asterisk has both a Nokia (USB or Bluetooth) channel driver and a Huawei USB channel driver. The Huawei driver, chan_dongle, allows you to make and receive calls and make and receive SMS messages. You can send SMS messages from anything that can issue Asterisk commands, which is basically any task that can execute a command on the that computer. If you buy a Huawei dongle look for one that allows you to connect an outside antenna. For example, my RSSI is 8 next to my computer, but with an external antenna 10 meter cable outside on a railing, it peaks at 24,. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/08/2013 01:18 PM, geoffrey mendelson wrote: On 10/8/2013 1:06 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: I am interested in buying a 3G modem to connect to some for our servers, in order to get alerts by SMS, the idea is not to depend on the infrastructure of the DC. I am looking for a modem supported under Linux (RH6), If someone has already made his survey on this matter, or have proven experience on the subject, I'd love to hear it. A nice feature but not required, is to be able to restart/initialize the modem remotely if it get stuck. Asterisk has both a Nokia (USB or Bluetooth) channel driver and a Huawei USB channel driver. The Huawei driver, chan_dongle, allows you to make and receive calls and make and receive SMS messages. You can send SMS messages from anything that can issue Asterisk commands, which is basically any task that can execute a command on the that computer. If you buy a Huawei dongle look for one that allows you to connect an outside antenna. For example, my RSSI is 8 next to my computer, but with an external antenna 10 meter cable outside on a railing, it peaks at 24,. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il Thank you for your reply, I found several posts with users having good expirence with Huawei e220 dongel, so i'm looking in to it now. But I just not sure about the Astrix part of your answer, will i need to install astrix server to use it ? or can i just plug it and use application like gnokii and gammu ? -- Rabin ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On 10/8/2013 1:28 PM, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: But I just not sure about the Astrix part of your answer, will i need to install astrix server to use it ? or can i just plug it and use application like gnokii and gammu ? I believe you need Asterisk for it. Last I looked, gnokii and gammu do not support it. Geoff. -- Geoffrey S. Mendelson 4X1GM/N3OWJ Jerusalem Israel. ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 12:06:56PM +0200, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: I am interested in buying a 3G modem to connect to some for our servers, in order to get alerts by SMS, the idea is not to depend on the infrastructure of the DC. I am looking for a modem supported under Linux (RH6), If someone has already made his survey on this matter, or have proven experience on the subject, I'd love to hear it. ModemManager provides a (low-level) interface to sending and recieving SMS messages. It should work on most standard modems. I have no idea about alternatives. A nice feature but not required, is to be able to restart/initialize the modem remotely if it get stuck. We had this issue with one system of ours. It turned out that nothing would do. Even when the box was off, it still provided power to USB and the modem was powered on. Fun. -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il || a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il || best tzaf...@debian.org|| friend ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
Re: 3G Modem with SMS support
2013/10/8 Tzafrir Cohen tzaf...@cohens.org.il: On Tue, Oct 08, 2013 at 12:06:56PM +0200, Rabin Yasharzadehe wrote: I am interested in buying a 3G modem to connect to some for our servers, in order to get alerts by SMS, the idea is not to depend on the infrastructure of the DC. I am looking for a modem supported under Linux (RH6), If someone has already made his survey on this matter, or have proven experience on the subject, I'd love to hear it. ModemManager provides a (low-level) interface to sending and recieving SMS messages. It should work on most standard modems. I have no idea about alternatives. A nice feature but not required, is to be able to restart/initialize the modem remotely if it get stuck. We had this issue with one system of ours. It turned out that nothing would do. Even when the box was off, it still provided power to USB and the modem was powered on. Fun. Powered USB-hub connected to a electricity source that you can toggle from the computer? -- Tzafrir Cohen | tzaf...@jabber.org | VIM is http://tzafrir.org.il || a Mutt's tzaf...@cohens.org.il || best tzaf...@debian.org|| friend ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il ___ Linux-il mailing list Linux-il@cs.huji.ac.il http://mailman.cs.huji.ac.il/mailman/listinfo/linux-il
