The LBA Live Monitor uses a combination of MoniCA queries over the ASCII interface and static files uploaded by some stations to generate the web page found at http://www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au/vlbi/lba_monitor.html. This page describes how to diagnose problems with monitoring on the live page, and how to fix them.
The first thing to do if you notice a strange problem is to refresh the page. This should fix any local Javascript problems in your browser and may correct the issue. If the problem persists over a refresh, continue reading.
These observatories are queried directly by the webserver namoi (www.narrabri.atnf.csiro.au) over the MoniCA ASCII port. This method for monitoring should be extremely reliable.
These observatories are queried by the webserver namoi over the MoniCA ASCII port, but through two SSH tunnels.
ssh -L 8051:newsmerd:8051 -L 8052:newsmerd:8052 observer@ares.phys.utas.edu.au -N -g
Please note that this command does need to be run from mentok. The command used for the Ceduna tunnel is:
ssh -L 8051:ops1cd:8051 -L 8052:ops1cd:8052 observer@ares.phys.utas.edu.au -N -g
. Since you need to keep these sessions open for the monitoring to keep working, it is best to run them in a screen session.