# Monitoring a remote mode **URL:** \ **Category:** AllStarLink\ **Created:** [May 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044 "2020-05-24T21:42:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![VE7NZ](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ve7nz/32/598_2.png) [@VE7NZ](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/VE7NZ)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044/1 "2020-05-24T21:42:44Z")
I have setup up supermon (I know, not quite the same, but I think for purposes of this discussion it makes no difference). It runs well on one of my local nodes and from the one login I can monitor the various other nodes on my LAN. Now I would like to add into the remote nodes I manage, that are accessible over the WAN. I assume this can be done, yes? If not, please let me know and there’s no need to read the rest of this! The first two remote nodes I am wanting to connect to are on a single network at another person’s QTH. I have forwarded TCP 8081 (and 8082) to each node’s local static IP address (eg. 192.168.1.220). I also forwarded 5038 and 5039 to the respective nodes (both UDP and TCP) - not sure if this was necessary. Please let me know. I can connect to the allmon instances via a browser using xx.xx.xx.xx:8081/supermon and …:8082/supermon. So far so good. But soon as I put either of these nodes into my allmon.ini file, not only do they not connect but all my local nodes fail to show up. My allmon.ini file is below. I have redacted the passwords, but they are as set for user “admin” in htpasswd in /svr/http/supermon The remote nodes are 450524 and 450525. Note that I tried with and without the “/supermon” appended to no successes. * * * [450520] ; This node - NFARC Hub - no radio connected host=192.168.1.230:5038 user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [45053] ; Test Node [this is on the same Pi as 450520]. No radio connected. host=192.168.1.230:5038 user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [51730] ; Canada Hub [sits on it’s own seperate Pi4] host=192.168.1.231:5039 user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [450521] ; VE7NZ-220 [sits on its own Pi] host=192.168.1.220:5040 user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [450522] ; Future Node [seperate Pi] host=192.168.1.223:5042 user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [450523] ; VE7NZ-440 [sits on its own Pi] host=192.168.1.222:5041 user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [450524] ; VE7PTF-440 [First remote node - Pi #1] host=96.55.22.180:8081/supermon user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [450525] ; VE7NFR-900 [second remote node Pi#2] host=96.55.22.180:8082/supermon user=admin passwd=\*\*\*\* menu=yes hideNodeURL=no [All Nodes] nodes=450520,45053,450521,450522,450523,450524,450525,51730 menu=yes [lsNodes] url="/cgi-bin/lsnodes\_web?node=450520" menu=yes [IRLP Status] url=“[http://status.irlp.net](http://status.irlp.net)” menu=yes [HAMVOIP] url=“[http://HamVOIP.org](http://HamVOIP.org)” menu=yes [Grouped Nodes] nodes=450520,45053,450521,450522,450523,51730 menu=yes * * * Thx. Adrian VE7NZ Also available at node 450520 most of the time if it is easier to talk it over. ---
**Author:** ![WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WB6OZD)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:03pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044/2 "2020-05-24T23:03:55Z")
Hi Adrian, You’re confusing what is running at each ip/port. In your local file, 192.168.1.230:5038 refers to the IP of your asterisk server running AMI at port 5038. In the case of 95.55.22.180:8081/supermon, that is the IP of the Apache web server running Supermon on port 8081. Your allmon.ini file needs to have the AMI ports of the remote systems, not the Supermon webserver ports. You’ll also need to make sure you are using the AMI credentials, not the Supermon login. -Jon ---
**Author:** ![VE7NZ](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ve7nz/32/598_2.png) [@VE7NZ](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/VE7NZ)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044/3 "2020-05-24T23:31:21Z")
So does that mean I should use 95.55.22.180:5038 to reach the asterisk server running AMI on port 5038 on the remote network (and :5039 to reach the other node)? If so, then I assume I also forward 5038 to the local IP address on that network’s router. If so, is it TCP, UDP, or both? Thanks for the quick and helpful reply! ---
**Author:** ![WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WB6OZD)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044/4 "2020-05-24T23:46:31Z")
Yes, you link to 95.55.22.180:5038 as you have shown and you only need to forward TCP for it. ---
**Author:** ![WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/977dab/32.png) [@WB6OZD](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/WB6OZD)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044/5 "2020-05-24T23:51:34Z")
Also FYI - there can be a few more gotcha’s with setting this up. Make sure the manager.conf file has bindaddr=0.0.0.0 instead of 127.0.0.1. You need this setting to make sure Asterisk is listening for connections from other hosts. Additionally, you may want deny/permit sections defined there to limit what hosts can/cannot connect. ---
**Author:** ![VE7NZ](https://community.allstarlink.org/user_avatar/community.allstarlink.org/ve7nz/32/598_2.png) [@VE7NZ](https://community.allstarlink.org/u/VE7NZ)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://community.allstarlink.org/t/monitoring-a-remote-mode/17044/6 "2020-05-24T23:55:06Z")
I just got the first node working with your advice. I used a bindaddr of 192.168.x.x being the local static IP address of the node and that seems to work ok. Just working on the second node now.