Re: Network Monitors

[Nicholas Tang <ntang () rga com>]

On Mon, 29 Nov 1999, Kaptain wrote:

> Hi all, a slightly off topic question:
>
> Any recommendations on network monitors to verify smtp, http, and
> firewall online status (ping) of various machines.  I'm looking for
> something that can send a page or an e-mail if there is a problem. Thanks!

Well, if you don't mind spending nothing, I've found Netsaint to be a
pretty good product.  It isn't as robust as some ridiculously expensive
products, but it does everything I need, and has been developed very
aggressively (ie, no waiting 3 years for the next version).

It's open source (good for me, not good for everyone), has a relatively
open and extensible model (adding a plugin to check something is very
easy) and has a nice web-based reporting interface for the GUI-oriented
users.

http://www.netsaint.org/

Nicholas

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