From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Mar 19 15:25:46 2002 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mail.simrad.no (mail.simrad.no [193.69.73.2]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id B924B37B404 for ; Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:25:38 -0800 (PST) To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: network monitoring tools MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Lotus Notes Build M11_11052001 Beta 4 November 05, 2001 Message-ID: From: chip.wiegand@simrad.com Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2002 15:25:38 -0800 X-MIMETrack: Serialize by Router on S_INET01/S_EXT(Release 5.0.6a |January 17, 2001) at 20.03.2002 00:25:44, Serialize complete at 20.03.2002 00:25:44 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="=_alternative 0080B64C88256B81_=" Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG This is a multipart message in MIME format. --=_alternative 0080B64C88256B81_= Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" I know there are many, many network monitoring tools in the ports. I am setting up a FreeBSD box here at work, only the second one, with about 50 NT workstations and 8 NT servers. So, what can I run on this machine to use to monitor the NT network? Something cool, flashy, etc, whatever will turn the heads of my boss (the IT manager), and others above him? This is a NT shop, into which I have managed to get two bsd boxes, the first is running a web server and sendmail. The machine is a AMD800 and has a 19" monitor. I plan on using XFCE for my window manager, but also have KDE and Enlightenment/Gnome installed just to show 'em off. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks, -- Chip Wiegand Computer Services Simrad, Inc www.simrad.com chip.wiegand@simrad.com "There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home." --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 (They why do I have 7? Somebody help me!) --=_alternative 0080B64C88256B81_= Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII"
I know there are many, many network monitoring tools in the ports. I am setting up a FreeBSD
box here at work, only the second one, with about 50 NT workstations and 8 NT servers. So,
what can I run on this machine to use to monitor the NT network? Something cool, flashy, etc,
whatever will turn the heads of my boss (the IT manager), and others above him? This is a
NT shop, into which I have managed to get two bsd boxes, the first is running a web server
and sendmail. The machine is a AMD800 and has a 19" monitor. I plan on using XFCE for my
window manager, but also have KDE and Enlightenment/Gnome installed just to show 'em off.

Any suggestions would be great.
Thanks,
--
Chip Wiegand
Computer Services
Simrad, Inc
www.simrad.com
chip.wiegand@simrad.com

"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
    --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977
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