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Re: Network Monitoring Software
From: Alex <alex.tsr () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:35:25 +0200
On Mon, Jan 18, 2010 at 4:50 PM, Eric Ong <eric.ccong () gmail com> wrote:
I am currently looking for the network monitoring software for a mid-size company, which around 300 PCs and 40 Servers. Some salesperson recommended me to purchase the PacketTrap from QUEST SOFTWARE or SPLUNK. Do you have any positive experience with these two softwares? Any experience to share?
Well it depends on what exactly you want to monitor. Network services, host availability etc? If yes then I would recommend Nagios - http://www.nagios.org/ - or OpenNMS - http://www.opennms.org/ . There are also several front-ends for Nagios either open-source or commercial (or both) from which I would recommend Centreon - http://www.centreon.com/ - which is open-source and has some commercial add-ons, mostly about reporting and SLAs, and OP5 - http://www.op5.com/ - which is a great commercial product (but they give you a fully functional trial that you can test). If you are interested in monitoring logs, especially if you have tons of them, then I'd say Splunk is the right tool, although it's a bit expensive. Once you learn how it works (and it wont take you long) then you can mine almost any information from your logs. AFAIK there is a free edition that will log up to 500MB per day so you can give it a shot. I haven't tried PacketTrap so I have no opinion about it. -- Cheers, Alex. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Securing Apache Web Server with thawte Digital Certificate In this guide we examine the importance of Apache-SSL and who needs an SSL certificate. We look at how SSL works, how it benefits your company and how your customers can tell if a site is secure. You will find out how to test, purchase, install and use a thawte Digital Certificate on your Apache web server. Throughout, best practices for set-up are highlighted to help you ensure efficient ongoing management of your encryption keys and digital certificates. http://www.dinclinx.com/Redirect.aspx?36;4175;25;1371;0;5;946;e13b6be442f727d1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Network Monitoring Software Eric Ong (Jan 18)
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- RE: Network Monitoring Software Dan Denton (Jan 19)
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- Re: Network Monitoring Software Alex (Jan 18)
- Re: Network Monitoring Software Craig S. Wright (Jan 19)
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- RE: Network Monitoring Software Boyd, Chad (Jan 19)
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- RE: Network Monitoring Software Kevin Davis (Jan 19)
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- Re: Network Monitoring Software Leonardo Andrade (Jan 19)
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