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--></style></head><body lang="EN-CA" link="blue" vlink="purple"><div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Run Nagios or Icinga and do an OPTIONS test from office to SIP provider and an external server to office? </span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1f497d">Best Regards,</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1f497d"> </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1f497d">Ivan Kovacevic</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#1f497d">Vice President, Client Services</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1f497d">Star Telecom | </span></span><a href="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg1qMvVnW3LjyBM63K6FlW63JXmj56dLPjf6TyZWx02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.startelecom.ca%2F&si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">www.startelecom.ca</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="color:#1f497d"> | SIP Based Services for Contact Centers | </span></span><a href="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg1qMvVnW3LjyBM63K6FlW63JXmj56dLPjf6TyZWx02?t=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.linkedin.com%2Fcompany%2Fstar-telecom-www-startelecom-ca-%3Ftrk%3Dbiz-companies-cym&si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose">LinkedIn</span><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-US"> </span></span></p><span style="mso-bookmark:_MailEndCompose"></span><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Outages-discussion [mailto:<a href="mailto:outages-discussion-bounces@outages.org">outages-discussion-bounces@outages.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Colangelo, Dom<br><b>Sent:</b> September 21, 2017 1:48 PM<br><b>To:</b> Greg Dickinson <<a href="mailto:Greg.Dickinson@bryantbank.com">Greg.Dickinson@bryantbank.com</a>><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:outages-discussion@outages.org">outages-discussion@outages.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Outages-discussion] External monitoring</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">If you’ve got Lync/S4B, there’s an API you can hook into – from there I’d schedule every so often to a known good number, and shoot off an email for anything other than a SIP 200 response code.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d">Dominick Colangelo * Systems Administrator * Technology Services * Wentworth Institute of Technology * 550 Huntington Ave, Boston MA 02115 * 617-989-4523 * email/im </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:colangelod@wit.edu"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">colangelod@wit.edu</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> * </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg1qMvVnW3LjyBM63K6FlW63JXmj56dLPjf6TyZWx02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wit.edu%2Fdts&si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">wit.edu/dts</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#1f497d"> * Follow us on Twitter @ </span><span lang="EN-US"><a href="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg1qMvVnW3LjyBM63K6FlW63JXmj56dLPjf6TyZWx02?t=http%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FDTSatWIT&si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">DTSatWIT</span></a></span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #e1e1e1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US"> Outages-discussion [<a href="mailto:outages-discussion-bounces@outages.org">mailto:outages-discussion-bounces@outages.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Greg Dickinson<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, September 21, 2017 1:44 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:outages-discussion@outages.org">outages-discussion@outages.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> [Outages-discussion] External monitoring</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">So this isn’t directly “outage” related, but if you squint really hard and look at it sideways, it might fit the standard :)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">I need to monitor our phone system for the ability to dial in and out (basically, monitor our SIP trunks and related infrastructure, back to the PBX).  I envision a service that would place a call every few minutes (15 or 20) to a specified number, and if it got no answer, would send an alert.  Does anyone know of a service like this, or have an alternative way of testing this?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#9d1535">Greg Dickinson</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">Network Engineer</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#9d1535"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US"><img border="0" width="155" height="32" style="width:1.6145in;height:.3333in" id="Picture_x0020_15" src="cid:image001.png@01D332E1.289414A0" alt="cid:image001.png@01D2DDE3.06E76B70"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#9d1535"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#404140">234 Goodwin Crest Drive, Suite 500</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#404140">Birmingham, AL  35209</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#404140">Office: 205.917.2407  |  Mobile: 205.234.6427</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#404140">Fax: 205.945.0515  |  </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="mailto:greg.dickinson@bryantbank.com">greg.dickinson@bryantbank.com</a><span style="color:#404140">  |  </span><a href="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg1qMvVnW3LjyBM63K6FlW63JXmj56dLPjf6TyZWx02?t=http%3A%2F%2Fbryantbank.com%2F&si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1"><span style="color:#404140">BryantBank.com</span></a><span style="color:#404140"></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:110%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#404140">Unbeatable Service.  Legendary Results.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><a href="https://facebook.com/bryantbank/"><span style="color:black">Facebook</span></a>  |  <a href="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/c/5/f18dQhb0S7lC8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9nMJW7t5XYg1qMvVnW3LjyBM63K6FlW63JXmj56dLPjf6TyZWx02?t=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fbryantbank%2F&si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1"><span style="color:black">Twitter</span></a></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br><br>NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, print, save, copy, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete copies.  Thank you.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><img border="0" width="1" height="1" style="width:.0104in;height:.0104in" id="_x0000_i1025" src="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LCS0Vf6xNj7dSCJWW64Jplz1pctGFW55kbNc1k1H6H0?si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1" alt="http://t.sidekickopen05.com/e1t/o/5/f18dQhb0S7ks8dDMPbW2n0x6l2B9gXrN7sKj6v4LCS0Vf6xNj7dSCJWW64Jplz1pctGFW55kbNc1k1H6H0?si=6470560385859584&pi=aebe170a-2796-42f5-8113-805ac3ecd0d1"></p></div></body></html>