Based on RRDTool, Cacti is "a complete network graphing solution." That means that Cacti polls your devices, gathers the data, then provides graphs based on what you configured. Cacti is a free open ...

In the real estate world, the mantra is location, location, location. In the network and server administration world, the mantra is visibility, visibility, visibility. If you don’t know what your ...

From device discovery to visibility into systems, networks, and traffic flows, these free open source monitoring tools have you covered In the real estate world, the mantra is location, location, ...

Monitoring Internet traffic takes on many forms. From capturing every packet of data to seeing a list of accessed websites, numerous programs enable you to view what happens between your network and ...

Those of you who monitor routers and switches, I would like your "best practices" input on monitoring routers and switches specifically. We use EM7 as our monitoring platform at my company, and I ...

Cisco and AppDynamics are introducing new application mapping technology and are more tightly integrating their technologies to put both application and infrastructure teams on the same page. Cisco ...

The D-Link Cloud Router may not win performance contests, but it’s inexpensive and it lets you monitor and control network activity remotely via iPhone and Android apps. D-Dlink’s DIR-605L is unique ...

I have a WLAN setup here with a few friends, for the purpose of internet sharing.<BR><BR>Basically, I have a DSL connection and a WLAN router/access point in my room, that everyone can ...