Network Monitoring

Email Alerts

Register now to receive SearchNetworking.com-related news, tips and more, delivered to your inbox.
By submitting you agree to receive email from TechTarget and its partners. If you reside outside of the United States, you consent to having your personal data transferred to and processed in the United States. Privacy
  • Reducing costs and generating revenue with network monitoring

    Like most IT managers, you have a lot on your plate, and improving network monitoring is only one of the tasks you need to address. This article will discuss business-focused ROI around a network monitoring system (NMS) and enable you to demonstrate ... 

  • Understanding duplex conflicts

    What is duplex, and what is the difference between half and full duplex? What is a duplex mismatch? How can auto-negotiation help or hurt your network? How can you resolve duplex conflicts? Here's some help. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • 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... 

  • 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. 

  • Guide to networking with Windows

    This guide explains everything you need to know about networking with Windows. 

  • 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. 

  • Top five learning tools of '05

    Explore our in-depth information on topics such as network administration, management, security and certifications. 

  • 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 ...