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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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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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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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Guide to networking with Windows
This guide explains everything you need to know about networking with Windows. Learning Guide
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Crash Course: Protocol analysis
Analyzing your network is essential to keep it running smoothly and safely. This collection of articles, many contributed by our friend Laura Chappell, shows you the ins and outs. Crash Course
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Top five learning tools of '05
Explore our in-depth information on topics such as network administration, management, security and certifications. The best of SearchNetwork
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Top five network management tips of '05
Maintaining, managing and improving your networks and systems is becoming increasing important as our networks get more complex. Our network management tips provide technical hints and expert advice to ensure your networks and systems are performing ... The best of SearchNetwork
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Top 10 chapter downloads of 2005
View our most popular chapter downloads of 2005. You'll find an interesting assortment of chapters on firewalls, wireless networks, security and certifications. These chapters are reproduced in partnership with Cisco Press, John Wiley & Sons, McGraw-... Chapter Library
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Real-world network management
Managing today's complex networks is arguably the most challenging part of a network professional's job. These multimedia resources show you how some real companies solved their management problems and outline best practices for applying good managem... Multimedia Guide
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Network technology trends for 2012: Network management
Looking at network management technology trends for 2012, EMA's Jim Frey predicts cross-domain management, SaaS-based management and cloud SLAs. News | 22 Dec 2011
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Network software bugs: Are Cisco and others doing enough?
The IT industry is programmed to believe that network software bugs are par for the course, but are networking vendors like Cisco doing enough to prevent the problem? Fast Packet | 13 Dec 2011
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‘Tis the season for network disaster preparedness
To create a network disaster preparedness plan, IT shops may need to bring in an expert and then detail responses that can be practiced repeatedly before execution. Fast Packet | 30 Nov 2011
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OpenFlow applications work where network management tools fail
OpenFlow applications beat network management tools, offering a holistic view of the network's configuration and granular control even in a dynamic virtualized environment. Fast Packet | 17 Nov 2011
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NetFlow analyzer improves security, network capacity management
Fitchburg State University installed Lancope’s SteathWatch NetFlow analyzer to boost security and network capacity management. News | 03 Nov 2011
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Unified network management planning: Integrating wired and wireless
To deploy unified network management, enterprises must look at the current network infrastructure, how users connect to the network and possibly embracing platforms like the cloud. News | 12 Sep 2011
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Data center network testing solutions: New channel opps emerge
Channel partners have long offered enterprise network testing as a service, but now data center network testing offers even more possibilities for a wider portfolio. Feature | 22 Aug 2011
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NSEL NetFlow collectors gather telemetry from firewalls
As more firewalls support the NetFlow Security Event Logging (NSEL), NetFlow collectors will become a strong alternative to firewall log analyzers. News | 11 Aug 2011
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Quest makes its network management software free for 100 nodes or less
Quest Software offers Foglight network management software as a free download for 100 or fewer nodes on a network, hoping to snatch SolarWinds customers in the long term. News | 03 Aug 2011
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Network capacity planning evolves for virtualized environments
Virtualization is changing the role of network capacity planning, making it more essential in the enterprise data center and making network capacity planning tools a must have. Feature | 05 Jul 2011
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Network application performance monitoring: Storage to the user
Application performance monitoring tools must provide visibility to everything from storage I/O to remote end-user access and a whole lot in between. Here’s what your monitoring tools should show. Tip
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End-to-end network application performance monitoring
Network application performance monitoring inevitably leads to the use of multiple monitoring tools at once. That doesn’t have to be a management nightmare. Tip
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How to plan an out-of-band network management system
To design out-of-band network management systems that are both cost efficient and effective, networking teams must consider which assets are crucial for visibility and just how much information they need to see. Tip
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How to choose ITIL monitoring tools
ITIL network monitoring requires ITIL monitoring tools that scan network function as well as application performance and have the ability to continually update information in a series of ITIL v3 databases. Tip
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Top seven network traffic monitoring challenges
Network traffic monitoring tools are touted as the ultimate answer to meeting compliance and performance needs in the network. But a number of network traffic monitoring challenges have arisen, including difficulties in creating network baselines and... Tip
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Green enterprise: Three networking investments that make a difference
Building green enterprise IT systems can mean making networking investments that support unified communications through network quality of service, traffic monitoring and mobility. Tip
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Understand Windows tracert output to troubleshoot network connectivity
Troubleshooting network connectivity from the command line interface using the traceroute (tracert) command won't solve problems if you don't know what the output results mean. This tip examines each line of the tracert command output to help you det... Tip
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Return-all-values script: Managing Windows networks using scripts, Part 13
One way to manage your Windows network is through scripts. The particular workhorse script described in this tip can return all values of all properties of a specific instance of a Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) class to give you useful inf... Tip
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HTTP error code troubleshooting, Part 2: How to use IIS tool WFetch
You can understand what's causing an HTTP error by looking at the error code, but sometimes that's not enough. In this tip, learn how to use network analysis tool WFetch, from Microsoft's Internet Information Services (IIS) 6.0 Resource Kit, to troub... Tip
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Measure wireless network performance using testing tool iPerf
In this tip, learn how to measure wireless networking performance with iPerf -- a tool that calculates TCP/UDP, throughput, loss and delay. Eliminate jitter, isolate bottlenecks of traffic, or monitor Wi-Fi or AP performance using this open source te... Tip
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Performance routing solution may relieve network traffic issues
When facing issues with MPLS VPN services, such as slowness, outages and application timeouts, a performance routing solution may help improve Layer 3 VPN problems. Answer
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What network troubleshooting tools can I use to determine the cause of slow web page access?
Ask the Expert
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What preventative maintenance procedures for network equipment exist?
Learn the best practices for monitoring and maintaining your Cisco IP equipment based on potential fault and performance management best practices, from our expert Lindi Horton. Ask the Expert
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WLAN QoS and SLA monitoring with 7/24 Wireless Quality Assurance costs
Learn how 7/24 Wireless Quality Assurance compares to traditional network monitoring methods in terms of cost effectiveness, in this expert response from Lisa Phifer. Ask the Expert
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How important are network infrastructure maps for engineers or admins?
Our network administration expert explains how important it is for an IT admin or engineer to have a network infrastructure map, in this response. Ask the Expert
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When do applications suffer from poor network performance?
Poor network performance causes applications to suffer in an enterprise. Find out at what point packet loss between client and server starts causing problems in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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What correlation does ping latency have with high server activity?
Our network administration expert explains which metrics provide visibility into what's going on at peak activity levels in order to optimize network performance in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Why wireless network cards show activity when no one uses the computer
Your wireless network card shows activity when you're not using it. Is someone hacking your unit? See what's using your connection in this explanation from our expert. Ask the Expert
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What does a QM FSM error signify on a VPN Concentrator?
Learn how to solve a QM FSM error when working on a LAN-to-LAN VPN from a network security expert. Ask the Expert
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How to test for packet loss on a broadband connection
In this Q&A, our expert explains how to measure your broadband connection for packet loss by using ping and trace route. Ask the Expert
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Wireshark
Wireshark is an open source tool for analyzing packets and profiling network traffic. Such a tool is often referred to as a sniffer. Definition
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netstat
Netstat is a common command line TCP/IP networking utility available in most versions of Windows, Linux, UNIX and other operating systems... (Continued) Word
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baseboard management controller (BMC)
A baseboard management controller (BMC) is a specialized service processor that monitors the physical state of a computer, network server or other hardware device using sensors and communicating with the system administrator through an independent co... Word
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throttled data transfer
Throttled data transfer, also known as data transfer throttling or lean data transfer, is the deliberate regulation of the data transfer rate in a communications system... (Continued) Word
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maximum segment size (MSS)
The maximum segment size (MSS) is the largest amount of data, specified in bytes, that a computer or communications device can handle in a single, unfragmented piece. Word
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maximum transmission unit (MTU)
A maximum transmission unit (MTU) is the largest size packet or frame, specified in octets (eight-bit bytes), that can be sent in a packet- or frame-based network such as the Internet. Word
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M2M (machine-to-machine)
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10-high-day busy period (10HD busy period)
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Jini
Jini (pronounced "GEE-nee" like the Arabic word for "magician") is a network architecture concept that Sun Microsystems calls "spontaneous networking." Using Jini, users will be able to plug printers, storage devices, speakers or any kind of device d... Word
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Mobile network management applications offer monitoring on the go
As smartphone and tablet devices in the enterprise grow, vendors are developing mobile network management apps for iOS and Android, offering accessible views into the network. Photo Story
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Fast Packet blogger Josh Stephens talks integrated network management
Solarwinds head geek and Fast Packet blogger Josh Stephens explains that integrated network management stretches across IT resources and silos. Video
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Mobile network management applications offer monitoring on the go
As smartphone and tablet devices in the enterprise grow, vendors are developing mobile network management apps for iOS and Android, offering accessible views into the network. Photo Story
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Network technology trends for 2012: Network management
Looking at network management technology trends for 2012, EMA's Jim Frey predicts cross-domain management, SaaS-based management and cloud SLAs. News
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Network software bugs: Are Cisco and others doing enough?
The IT industry is programmed to believe that network software bugs are par for the course, but are networking vendors like Cisco doing enough to prevent the problem? Fast Packet
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‘Tis the season for network disaster preparedness
To create a network disaster preparedness plan, IT shops may need to bring in an expert and then detail responses that can be practiced repeatedly before execution. Fast Packet
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Performance routing solution may relieve network traffic issues
When facing issues with MPLS VPN services, such as slowness, outages and application timeouts, a performance routing solution may help improve Layer 3 VPN problems. Answer
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OpenFlow applications work where network management tools fail
OpenFlow applications beat network management tools, offering a holistic view of the network's configuration and granular control even in a dynamic virtualized environment. Fast Packet
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NetFlow analyzer improves security, network capacity management
Fitchburg State University installed Lancope’s SteathWatch NetFlow analyzer to boost security and network capacity management. News
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Network auditing tools for war driving: Video and quiz
Test your knowledge of network auditing tools by viewing this video and taking the quiz that follows. Know how to best tackle network access points and get a chance to be rewarded. Quiz
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Managed intrusion prevention services handle sophisticated attacks
Adopting managed intrusion prevention services can help avert increasingly sophisticated network attacks. Feature
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Unified network management planning: Integrating wired and wireless
To deploy unified network management, enterprises must look at the current network infrastructure, how users connect to the network and possibly embracing platforms like the cloud. News
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About Network Monitoring
Network monitoring can help you track network device status and performance levels. Learn how to analyze network traffic, resolve network bottlenecks and faults, and prevent network alarms in the first place.