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Download and unzip to
1) portalert_host.txt for host and ports 2)
portalert_setup.txt for account setup to receive SMS
and Email
alerts 3)
portalert_email.txt - Optional
for alternative SMTP 4) portalert program
- TCP Services such as
FTP using port 21,
SSH(22), SMTP(25), DNS(53), Httpd(80),MSSQL(1433),
MYSQL(3306).. or self defined port #.
TCP Ports are numerical identifiers in host to host communications.
Monitoring TCP ports connection is monitoring the Server's TCP services
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Alert you once only when normal -> consecutive connection timeout
-> normal status changed - No
continue sending you alerts
when
it remains TCP ports connection timeout.
Let you know when it is
abnormal and when it is back exactly
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Write any TCP port connection timeout record to log file with timestamp
and mail you the log file everyday to let you check from email inbox
directly
- Run
portalert
directly and you can run it in background with
silent mode by running portalert -s & when
it has been tested OK
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SMS and Email alerts send out from our server and has option to
setup alternative SMTP to send email alert
via
Local/Gmail/Yahoo/Free SMTP
(Gmail and Yahoo is using App Password instead of email password)
or
SendGrid
SMTP relay service (API key for password, no security concern,
100/day for free)
to ensure you can receive alerts
- I am Alive mail notification -
Periodical sending latest log to let you know program is up and
running to receive alert messages.
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Register
to get free SMS to test.
Here for Windows Version
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Below is alert text example for SMS and Email.
Description +
Host/IP + Port + Timeout Start time
+ End Time
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2019-08-25 13:59:12 NY MYSQL
Server 192.168.1.1:3306
TCP connect 5 timeout from
2019-08-25 13:57:56 to 2019-08-25
13:59:12
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2019-08-25 14:01:18 Back to
normal for
NY MYSQL Server 192.168.1.1:3306
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