Recent IPAM plugin update introduces ability to run your own RWhois server compatible with RWhois protocol v1.0 / v1.5.
RWhois server should work on port 4321 and this document explains how to set this service on your server with IPAM plugin
After IPAM update, new tab should be available in your IPAM module - RWhois, as can be seen below:
Using this page, configure following for your RWhois server:
Your clients may want to be a POC and/or Tech contacts for their networks. You can add new checkbox registration field to HostBill (can be admin-only) that will allow to point contact/main profile as a source of details for Tech/POC contacts.
Customer/profile details with checkboxes above enabled that are assigned to network will be used in contact: rwhois response part.
Please note that description below is for servers where HostBill is located under /home/hostbill/public_html/ directory, adjust details below if you use different location for your HostBill install. |
Install xinetd
yum install xinetd |
Ensure /includes/modules/Other/ipam/rwhois.php is executable:
chmod a+x /home/hostbill/public_html/includes/modules/Other/ipam/rwhois.php |
Add file: /etc/xinetd.d/rwhois with following content:
service rwhois { protocol = tcp disable = no wait = no server = /home/hostbill/public_html/includes/modules/Other/ipam/rwhois.php port = 4321 user = hostbill group = hostbill socket_type = stream type = UNLISTED instances = UNLIMITED } |
Start/enable xinetd:
systemctl start xinetd systemctl enable xinetd |
Issue whois command in linux shell.
Replace rwhois.hostbillapp.com with your actual HostBill hostname and IP address with one assigned in the step above:
whois -h rwhois.hostbillapp.com -p4321 192.168.0.2 |
Your RWhois server should reply with something simmilar to:
%rwhois V-1.0,V-1.5:002090:00 rwhois.hostbillapp.com (HostBill RWhois Server V-1.0.0) autharea=192.168.0.0/28 xautharea=192.168.0.0/28 network:Class-Name:network network:Auth-Area:192.168.0.0/28 network:ID:NET-3.192.168.0.2 network:Network-Name: network:IP-Network:192.168.0.2 network:IP-Network-Block:192.168.0.2 network:Org-Name:Christopher Nolun network:Street-Address:Another network:City:Another network:State:Alabama network:Postal-Code:Another network:Country-Code:US network:Tech-Contact:TECH-3.192.168.0.2 network:Created:20171108110858000 network:Updated:20171108111756000 network:Updated-By:noc@hostbillapp.com contact:POC-Name:Network Administrator contact:POC-Email:noc@hostbillapp.com contact:POC-Phone: contact:Tech-Name:Christopher Nolun contact:Tech-Email:test@test.com contact:Tech-Phone:+1-123-12312311 %ok |