[Cialug] Opensource Network Monitors

[jrnosee at gmail.com]

Depending on how you're planning on implementing this, I just saw today that
the new ddwrt has some options for this.  If you are interested in that
setup I can try and find it again. DD-WRT if you're not familiar is a OS
firmware that can be installed on some routers or an x86 arch if you want a
pc based router.  This would need to be installed as a router though to work
for you I believe.

On 9/20/07, John Lengeling <John.Lengeling at radisys.com> wrote:
>
> I have been running Nagios for 5+ years and BigBrother many years before
> that.   Nagios is pretty good, but not easy to use.  On the other hand
> most Network monitors are not easy to use or configure.
>
> Wish it had an integrated GUI config tool for everything.  On the plus
> side, it can monitor just about anything via SNMP, NRPE, or NSCA.  As
> with all network monitoring, you need to be able to write scripts
> (Perl/SH/etc) and know how SNMP works in order to create/modify the
> plugins to monitor your devices.
>
> I am monitoring 72 hosts and 137 services.  Monitoring hosts in Des
> Moines/China/India/Florida/Oregon, disk space, temperature, NetApps,
> Windows, Linux, Solaris, RAID arrays, UPS, 48V power supplies, WAN
> connections, routers.
>
> johnl
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
> Behalf Of lister at kulish.com
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2007 1:54 PM
> To: cialug at cialug.org
> Subject: [Cialug] Opensource Network Monitors
>
>
> Looking for some input on network monitors.  So far I think Ive narrowed
> it down to 3.  We're looking to monitor mainly service availability but
> performance monitoring is a bonus.
>
> Nagios
> Zabbix
> Zenoss
>
> First, anyone actively using any of these?  pros and cons?
> Second, is there one I missed?  I am open to suggestions.
>
> Thanks.
> CK
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