Boss, If not OPManager/Manage Engine, what else is a better tool?? Please TAKE your time to study its features and you will realize a wealth of tweaks that will help u. Have you also seen its firewall analyser?

SolarWinds Orion is also gud, but Enterprise level...

I have not had a chance to use opensource tools so I may not comments on any (the only hindrance for the above 2 is the licensing costs! damn expensive)

On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 11:14 PM, David Mugo <raidarmax@gmail.com> wrote:
Boss...

Try spiceworks.org

David.

On 6/21/11, Thuo Wilson <lixton@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Wondering over the web there seems to be very few (good) network monitor
> tools and still wanting in terms of LAN monitoring activities. The ones that
> come close listed below have not really impressed fully;
>
>> manage-engine netflow analyser
>> manage-engine opmanager
>> orion netflow/net tools
>
> Am looking for a good monitor tool - all inclusive of
>
>    - netflow analyser
>    - inspection of packets and report rogues
>    - scheduled reporting
>    - protocol analysis
>    - LAN PC activities (web, LAN/netbios), analysis unusual activities on
>    LAN and reporting
>    - maybe some aspects of firewall or intrusion detection system and NOT
>    necessarily IDS but should send alerts if certain thresholds are reached.
>
> Whether open source or otherwise advise.\
>
> Regards,
> Wilson./
>

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