[NTLUG:Discuss] temperature monitoring

[Chris Cox]

Fred James wrote:
> All
> In an all Linux/UNIX environment, I have a need to monitor the 
> temperature of the room.  I want to be able to check on it remotely, and 
> receive warnings when if temperature goes out of range.  In Googling I 
> found several products, but I want to ask this group:  Has anyone had 
> experience (good or bad) with this idea, or any particular product or 
> approach?  I would prefer something that works with Linux, or a stand 
> alone (one unit said it had a self contained WEB server and could be 
> accessed by any browser, or they would supply details for an interface).

A lot of them work that way.  I think we have used NetBotz and the Axis
equipment (axis just for our cameras).  A lot of those types of
units are running Linux or a BSD variant.

You can sometimes even telnet or ssh into them to configure them rather
than using the web based admin panels.