08-30-2007 06:10 AM
We have a number of remote branches (several hundred) connected via ADSL (using IPSEC tunnels) and I would like to simply monitor the up/down status of the connections from head office to each remote site.
Can anyone recommend a simple, cost-effective Windows-based monitoring tool to carry out this task?
I'm thinking that a simple ping (ICMP) probe of some sort would be sufficient - preferably with some sort of web-based front-end to show which links are up or down.
Can anyone recommend any network monitoring tools that would achieve this?
08-30-2007 06:24 AM
ALCAMY NETMON is very good and reliable tool.
It also gives you report.. you can also monitor server by specific port.
Simple to maitain..
Regards,
Dharmesh Purohit
08-30-2007 06:30 AM
Thanks, I'll have a look at that.
Has anyone any more suggestions?
08-30-2007 06:46 AM
It has also WEB based Interface and reporting.
Second, You can float by that software EMAIL also.. for whole days Outage.
Regards,
Dharmesh Purohit
08-30-2007 08:14 AM
08-30-2007 08:18 AM
If you want something windows based, I'd recommend What's UP. It's been around a LONG time and quite cost effective.
http://www.ipswitch.com/products/whatsup/index.asp
There are a ton of simple fault mgmt tools, but that one will work great on windows and isn't too expensive.
Now, if you had a linux box I would recommend the FREE cacti http://cacti.net because it has a great up/down/email notify/webpage.
08-30-2007 08:25 AM
08-30-2007 08:29 AM
Depending on the # of elements (end-points) you need to monitor, the SolarWinds Orion NMS suite is very good and provides advanced notification/alerting services along with a number of great add-ons.
08-30-2007 10:25 AM
referring to the person who recommended cacti, it also runs on windows. on the other hand, there is always Perl...or as its referred to in windows - activestate. something like a simple ping would be trivial to program, even for a non-coder type.
08-30-2007 10:57 AM
Mitchen,
I would use SNMPc v7. It's a somewhat enterprise solution for smaller implementations. Since it's not as robust as, say, HP OpenView's NNM, it still gives you the basic up/down status and is very easy to learn.
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