Here we are again, back witho ur old friend Nagios. If you’ve been following you know I have covered quite a bit of ground with this outstanding network monitoring tool (check all Ghacks Nagios articles). There is a reason for this, Nagios is an incredible tool. But for many of you, you might have come [...]

Categories: Linux, Networks, Open Source, Security, Server, Software, Tutorials Advanced

I am always looking for a good network monitor, and there are plenty out there. But in all my years of searching I have yet to come across a monitor as good as the tried and true iptraf. The iptraf network monitor is an ncurses-based IP LAN monitor (so it’s text-based) that is interactive and [...]

Categories: Linux, Networks, Open Source, Software, Tutorials Basic

Our review of Networx 4 dates back to October of last year (see Network Monitoring Software NetWorx). The developer of the network monitoring software was busy between then and now and released regular updates to the monitoring software. Yesterday version 5 of Networx was released and the version bump gave us the excuse to take [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Version 3.3 of the Microsoft Network Monitor has been released a few months ago. The Network Monitor application has been designed for capturing and analysing of network traffic. The new version of Network Monitor added a few exciting features to the network monitoring software including the ability to add so called Experts – standalone applications [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

DreamSys Server Monitor, once a commercial remote server monitoring software, is now available as a free download from the developer’s homepage. The user still needs to enter registration information after installation. They are however available on the homepage without the need for registration or any other kind of data grabbing. The Server Monitor application can [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Open Monitor is an Open Source network monitoring software for the Windows operating system. It comes with the option to monitor multiple local and remote servers and notify the system administrator if services or programs are not accessible. The main interface of the monitoring software is divided into a quick server check option at the [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Newt is a network monitoring software similar to the previously mentioned network monitoring software Networx or Look@Lan. The network monitor uses a multithreaded scanning engine to scan all remote computers and domains to retrieve information about them. The information itself is shown in a spreadsheet like table-format that can be exported into various formats including [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Networx is the second network monitoring software on review at Ghacks in the last months. It was recently released in version 4 which is compatible to all Windows operating systems since Windows 98 including 32-bit and 64-bit editions of Windows XP, Vista and Windows Server 2008. The network monitoring software can be used to monitor [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

Look@Lan is a highly acclaimed network monitoring software for Microsoft Windows operating systems except Windows Vista. It provides network management and network monitoring features in an easy to use interface. One of the main features of the network monitoring software is the ability to automatically scan a network based on a network adapter, device or [...]

Categories: Software, Windows