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From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net>
To: chip.wiegand@simrad.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: Re: network monitoring tools
Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 19:48:19 +0100
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On Wednesday 20 March 2002 12:25 am, chip.wiegand@simrad.com wrote:
> 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,

bigbrother - whats happening  now
mrtg - whats the trend
orca / rrd/ snmp  - more advanced methods of collecting and graphing trend 
type data


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