Nagios has been around since 2002 and is considered stable software. It is in use by the likes of American Public Media, JP Morgan Chase and Yahoo, just to name a few. It is an enterprise-level ...

Configure IT Quick: Use MRTG to monitor Linux routers and firewalls Your email has been sent Install, configure, and use MRTG on Linux to monitor network systems and ...

The wise network admin employs an array of tools to monitor network activity. There are almost as many monitoring apps as network admins, here are some I’ve found to be useful and versatile. I like ...

Clients for Linux, BSD, Windows, Mac OS X and commercial UNIXes. Database back end (MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL or SQLite). Auto-discovery mode. Web-based interface. Notifications via e-mail, SMS or ...

Cacti is one of the most powerful open source front ends for RRDtool. Jack Wallen walks you through the steps to get this up and running, so you can gain access to handy network and system graphics.