Getting RouterOS to send status via HTTP WGET

RouterOS General
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Hi

Ive been using Robin Mesh, and really like the fact that I can get the routers to check in via HTTP so you can check they are running etc vi a status page. Ive had a quick google on the site, but cannot find out if its possible to implement something similar via the schedule/crontab.

Im thinking that i could just do a wget http://checkin.server.com/checkin.php?routername=id1&uptime=id2 etc, replacing ids with the results from variables using script.

Is this possible on the routerOS?

regards

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Yes.
http://wiki.mikrotik.com/wiki/Manual:Tools/Fetch

However, have you considered using a network monitoring tool instead that allows you to monitor the network via ICMP and SNMP?

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Thanks for the reply.

I wish we could use better monitoring tools, however, at many locations we are forced to install behind firewalls where we have no control over the core router. By having the routers check into a web page every 5 minutes we can at least see when they are on and give the customer an automated SMS/IVR call when they get turned off.