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Basic Object Configuration, chapter 2 of 'Pro Nagios 2.0'
Get started on the basics of configuring your Nagios server to monitor hosts and services. Learn the differences between Nagios object types and their capabilities. Chapter Download
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Testing Local Resources - from 'Nagios: System and Network Monitoring'
Keep track of your network activity with open source monitoring app, Nagios. Chapter 7, "Testing Local Resources" explains how to test plug-ins over a local network since some lack their own network protocols. Chapter Download
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Network monitoring with Nagios, part two
Bernard Golden looks at example Nagios configuration in this tip. Tip
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Network monitoring with Nagios, part one
Bernard Golden discusses the usefulness and architecture of open source network monitoring tool Nagios. Tip
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Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) - Open Source Network Administration, Chapter 3
The Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG) is an open source tool used to monitor the traffic load on network links. In this chapter James Kretchmar tells us how MRTG produces Web pages containing PNG images, which provide a live visual representation o... Chapter Download
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Splunk + Nagios = quick data center troubleshooting
A lack of prescience in Splunk's spunky search-based troubleshooting tool limited its usage to after-the-fact diagnosis. Adding Nagios, the mighty open source monitoring tool, puts Splunkers one step ahead in the data center troubleshooting race, acc... Interview
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TCPdump: Qualify traffic and create a traffic collection statement
In this excerpt from The router is the firewall, part 3 -- Configuring CBAC, router expert Michael J. Martin explains how to use the popular open source tool TCPdump to audit network traffic. Tip
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Check IT List: Network appliances for small offices
As the supply and demand for network and security tools increases for small and midsized businesses, so do the options for SMB network appliances. Ed Tittel offers advice for your network setup. Tip
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Best practices for network management in the non-profit world
Discover how the Washington, D.C.-based National Parks Conservation Association developed their network management solution to ensure network uptime and availability. Case Study
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Power over Ethernet for network architects
David Jacobs discusses how Power over Ethernet (PoE) is defined by the 802.3af standard, then looks at how PoE can help network architects simplify power distribution and potentially save money. Tip