Network Monitoring

Intellipool Network Monitor is an easy to use, browser based network monitor that can help you to monitor a variety of different protocols and services on LAN or internet machines. It runs as a service and consumes minimal system resources. The modern interface is web based and all you need is a device with a web browser to control Intellipool Network Monitor from the SSL protected web interface. Sentry is structured into actions, objects and agents as well as configurable operators and groups. Monitoring agents include RDP 5.0(Windows Terminal Server), ICA (Citrix Metaframe 1.7-1.8), ODBC, LDAP, HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, DNS, TFTP, IMAP4 TCP Port scan (Firewall test), SSH2, Ping, CPU load, disk space and many others. The program is able to log errors and informational messages to XML file, Syslog, Windows Eventlog or an ODBC database as well as graphical display graphs. Notification options include SMS, NotePage, PageGate and Email. Intellipool Network Monitor is easy to setup and comes with a handy AutoScan feature that can scan the device to check which monitoring options are available, so you can quickly add a variety of device specific checks.

WebWatchBot is a monitoring and analysis software for web sites and IP devices including Ping, HTTP, HTTPS, SMTP, POP3, FTP, Port, and DNS checks. It provides in-depth monitoring and alerting functionality as well as tools to analyze and visualize historical data with real-time charting and graphs. Additional features include an option to run as a Windows Service, customizable 3D charts with print support, SQL database storage, and more.

Global Network Inventory is a software and hardware inventory system that can be used as an audit scanner in an agent-free and zero deployment environments. It can audit remote workstations and network appliances, including network printers, hubs and other devices. The program requires only administrative access rights if used for on-demand auditing, and it can also be deployed as an agent to perform regular audits initiated through the domain login script. You can scan computers by IP range or domain or based on a host file and fully customize the items to be audited. The available auditing options include various system information groups, installed software, services, user lists, shares, startup programs and much more. Global Network Inventory can export the scan results to HTML, XML, Microsoft Excel, or text formats, and also send reports via email. The price includes a license for up to 25 IP addresses, extra licenses to cover additional addresses can be purchased at any time if required.

Nsauditor Network Security Auditor is a complete networking utilities package that includes a wide range of tools for network auditing, scanning, monitoring and more. You can discover network services and check them for vulnerabilities, list all TCP and UDP endpoints with their associated process, discover NetBios names, audit MS SQL servers, scan for common Adware traces and more. The program also includes real-time network packet filtering and analyzing, web proxy scanning, password auditing, IP address lookup and more than 35 network tools for scanning, sniffing, enumerating and gaining access to machines, DNS and WHOIS lookups, e-mail validation, HTTP traffic generator and intrusion detection based on security events log. Reports can be generated in HTML and XML format. Overall, this is a very complete package for a surprisingly low price.

Advanced Host Monitor is a system management tool that can monitor hundreds or thousands of servers or network devices using 60 different test methods, including ping, retrieve an URL, check the available disk space, check integrity of your files and web site, test your SQL server, and more. If a device does not respond, it can take a pre-defined action that includes sound warning, email notification, pager or mobile phone notification, execute external programs, remote shutdown/reboot and more. In addition program can also generate a log file that can be configured to suit your needs. Additional features include Log Analyzer to illustrate information for each tested host and collect statistical information, as well as a HML Manager, Web Service, Telnet Service, Remote Monitoring Agents (for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris) and other utilities. Advanced Host Monitor is also available as Lite($99), Standard ($175) or Professional ($350) edition.

NetVizor is a powerful network surveillance tool, that allows you to monitor your entire network from one centralized location. It enables you to track workstations and individual users that may use multiple PCs on a network. NetVizor combines real-time remote surveillance, administration, and individual user monitoring and can record keystrokes, web/email activity, application activity, documents viewed, screenshots and much more. All logs are store on the central server and a detailed report can be viewed from a browser interface.

ServersCheck Monitoring is a tool for monitoring, reporting and alerting on network and systems availability. It can monitor up to 50 devices, using any TCP Port (HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, NNTP, POP3, SMTP, VNC, DNS, etc.) and also perform database checks (ODBC, Oracle, MySQL), trap SNMP values (disk space, free memory, CPU usage etc.), verify content served from a web server and check NT services and process availability. In addition to regular network devices, the program can also can monitor environmental devices like temperature, humidity, flooding. If problems are detected, ServersCheck will alert you via SMS, pager, e-mail, network message, HTTP post or MSN message. With the optional Alert IVR module you can even call the server using any phone to acknowledge received alerts and let other users know that you are working on the problem. ServersCheck Monitoring Software runs as a local service and is administrated via a browser based interface. Additional features include alerts and graph output for long-term statistics tracking.

CommView for WiFi is a special edition of CommView designed for capturing and analyzing network packets on wireless 802.11 a/b/g networks. It gathers information from the wireless adapter and decodes the analyzed data. In addition, it lets you see the list of network connections and vital IP statistics and examine individual packets. Packets can be decrypted utilizing user-defined WEP keys and are decoded down to the lowest layer, with full analysis of the most widespread protocols. The captured packets can be saved to log files for future analysis. CommView provides several filter options, that allow to drop unnecessary packets and limit capture to essential information. Additional features include configurable alarms, pie chart statistics, import/export, packet search and full decoding of most protocols. CommView for WiFi requires you to replace your wireless network card driver - the monitoring computer will be in a passive mode and not be able to connect to the network, other than for packet monitoring. It should be installed on a dedicated machine or secondary network card.

Servers Alive is a feature rich network monitor. It can monitor any WinSock service (TCP:FTP, HTTP, POP3, SMTP, IMAP4, DNS,... and UDP:Radius and Quake II etc.), ping a host/machine, check if an NT Service is running (which can be restarted by Servers Alive), check if an NT process is running, monitor the available disk space on a remote machine, check for the correct content of a webpage, check a MS SQL server, check an Oracle database and so on. The program offers a variety of notification options including SMS, email, pager and even ICQ or MSN Messenger notifications. It comes with an optional built-in web server to serve a status page, ftp upload, escalation schemes and much much more. Servers Alive can run as an NT service.

SolarWinds ipMonitor provides availability monitoring for all your applications, servers, and network devices. It comes complete with a built-in web server and database to keep track of monitoring results. The program can quickly discover IP-based network devices and automatically recommend monitoring settings for each device, without the need for manual configuration. You can configure a variety of checks, including monitoring of Active Directory, DNS, Microsoft Exchange, FTP, Web, IMAP, MS SQL Server, SMTP, and more. SolarWinds ipMonitor is managed via a modern browser interface, that is password protected and can be accessed from anywhere on the network. Other features include support for SNMP and WMI, end-user experience monitoring, customizable reports, alerts (email, SMS, Net send etc.) and more.

SolarWinds LANsurveyor is a network management software that automates the discovery, topology mapping, documentation and reporting of network systems and components on your network in real time. LANsurveyor automatically discovers your LAN or WAN and produces an easy-to-view, interactive network diagram that can be printed, saved as image or exported to Microsoft Visio. Furthermore, the program is capable to track changes on the network in real-time, create hardware and software inventory reports and more. Other features include remote workstation management, network alerts, network deployment of inventory agents, and more.

TracePlus32 Winsock shows you the interaction between your Win32 application and the 32 bit Winsock API with no modifications to your existing program. It includes the Winsock 2 API and RAS and new debugging technology that supports ActiveX and OLE. TracePlus displays the Winsock functions called by your Internet application to access the internet and also displays detailed information including error messages if your application is having trouble communicating with the Internet. The program also offers the option to filter captures based on API classes and function, limit logging to errors only and more.

LANguard allows you to not only scan your network, but do it from a Hackers perspective. It will identify all machines on your network, their Netbios info, open ports, shares and much more. LANguard Network Scanner can also display installed hotfixes and scan for known security issues - providing you with a web link to more information if any are found. It includes a large database of common vulnerabilities, including CGI, FTP, registry exploits and more.

CommTraffic is a network utility for collecting, processing, and displaying traffic and network utilization statistics for network connections, including LAN and dial-up. It shows traffic and network utilization statistics for each computer in the segment. The software provides a customizable interface, with an optional tray icon menu that displays general network statistics. You can also generate reports that reflect the network traffic volume and Internet connection expenses (if any). CommTraffic supports virtually any rate plan your ISP might use, such as the one based on connection time, traffic volume, time of the day, and other measures. You can set alarms, that will inform you when certain criteria (e.g. amount of traffic, expenses) are reached. A configuration wizard will guide you through the setup and automatically detect your network or connection settings.

Atelier Web Ports Traffic Analyzer is a network traffic sniffer and logger that allows you to monitor all internet and network traffic on your PC and view the actual content of the packets, showing you exactly what was transmitted and to where. This includes all traffic initiated by software products, web sites etc. The capability to audit what flows in and out of every piece of software is critical for security aware users. Atelier Web Ports Traffic Analyzer providesReal-time mapping of ports to processes (applications and services) and shows the history since boot time of every TCP, UDP or RAW port opened through Winsock. Optionally, AWPTA can also log (up to 500mb) all traffic since the last boot to a file.

Port Explorer lets you see which programs are using the ports on your computer. It is an advanced socket analysis and exploration utility, designed for both novice and advanced users alike. In addition to powerful port-to-process mapping, Port Explorer also comes with packet-sniffing and anti-trojan capabilities (disabled in the trial version) as well as several network utilities. The program allows you to monitor the network data traffic going through your computer, and the computers that are connected to it. It displays the application that is using the port as well as connection specific details and trace option. You can also choose to terminate any connection or process. Additional features include a customizable display, tab-filtered interface and more.

NetPeeker is a network tool set that combines the functionality of traffic monitoring with the blocking features of a personal firewall. It allows you to monitor which programs are using your Internet connection and optionally block selected connections or the entire application. Furthermore, the personal firewall allows you to create flexible rules to allow/block traffic, and comes with a ready-to-use set of common spyware blocking rules. NetPeeker can also throttle bandwidth usage for selected applications or IP addresses, and maintains a detailed log for all connections and actions. If you are interested in the details of each connection, you can enable data capture, and the program will capture all network traffic, so it can be reviewed later. You can use rule to limit the capture to certain application, ports, protocols or times. Overall, NetPeeker is a very handy tools suite for intermediate users, that allows you to monitor and control your network traffic, and block portions of it if needed.

GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. performs event log based intrusion detection and network-wide event log management. It archives & analyses the event logs of all network machines and alerts you in real time to security issues, attacks and other critical events. GFI LANguard S.E.L.M. s intelligent analysis means you do not need to be an Event Guru to be able to: Monitor users attempting to access secured shares and confidential files; Monitor critical servers and create alerts for specific events and conditions occurring on your network; Back up and clear event logs automatically on remote machines; Detect attacks using local user accounts; and much more!

NetAware is a Windows file share monitoring program that keeps an eye on who is accessing file share on your computer. It tracks detailed information (who, when, what) and also logs files opened by users. The program can alert you as soon as a new connection is detected, allowing you to disconnect the user if needed, even block further access attempts. Additional features include a built-in share manager, temporary share locking, per-share activity log, currently connected user list and more.

LinkLogger is a router and firewall logging and reporting tool. It enables you to monitor traffic in detail and set alarms for specific IP addresses, or ports such that you can be alerted the instant that traffic occurs. In addition, due to email capabilities you can have Link Logger email you remotely the alerts and alarms it detects. The program provides full traffic reporting and graphing capabilities allowing you to visualize network traffic at your router/firewall and even break it down on a system by system basis. LinkLogger automatically installs and configures itself and works "out of the box". Supports Netgear FR114P, FR114W, FM114P, FWG114P ProSafe FirewallsSupports Netgear FR114P, FR114W, FM114P, FWG114P, FR328S and FVL328 ProSafe Firewalls.

LinkLogger (Linksys non-Protocol Logging Models) is a router and firewall logging and reporting tool. It enables you to monitor traffic in detail and set alarms for specific IP addresses, or ports such that you can be alerted the instant that traffic occurs. IN addition, due to email capabilities you can have Link Logger email you remotely the alerts and alarms it detects. The program provides full traffic reporting and graphing capabilities allowing you to visualize network traffic at your router/firewall and even break it down on a system by system basis. LinkLogger automatically installs and configures itself and works "out of the box".

LinkLogger (Protocol Logging version) is a router and firewall logging and reporting tool. It enables you to monitor traffic in detail and set alarms for specific IP addresses, or ports such that you can be alerted the instant that traffic occurs. In addition, due to email capabilities you can have Link Logger email you remotely the alerts and alarms it detects. The program provides full traffic reporting and graphing capabilities allowing you to visualize network traffic at your router/firewall and even break it down on a system by system basis. LinkLogger automatically installs and configures itself and works "out of the box".

Alchemy Eye is a network and system management tool that continuously monitors server availability and performance. In the event of network errors, Alchemy Eye can alert the network administrator by cell phone or pager before problems get seriously out of hand. Alchemy Eye offers support for a variety of checks, including NT Event Log, SQL database, Disk space, file existence and a lot more. Of course it can also check the standard HTTP and Ping ports. Actions taken upon server failure also include the optional execution of custom VB scripts or programs, computer restarts and even database queries. The program supports scheduled maintenance, so you won`t be alerted if the outage was scheduled.

ShareAlarmPro enables you to monitor network shares and be alerted when files are added, changed or removed or when share policies are changed. Alerts can be sent via tray icon, sound or email message. The program also logs all network session and file changes, allowing you to review anything that happened on your PC. The session viewer provides an overview of all currently active sessions with the option to terminate a session, block users or send a message to the user. ShareAlarmPro can also monitor the Windows Event Log and alerts you of certain events like failed logins, user log-offs, expired password and more. Other features include LAN browsing, folder monitoring, and more.

LogMeister is a universal log reader with customizable monitoring and notification features. It allows you to monitor text logs, Windows EventLogs (local and remote), Windows Firewall logs, as well as RSS Feeds and web site changes. You can apply multiple filters to limit logging to specific entries, set alerts to be notified by popup or email message and more. The interface maintains all tracked logs in an easy-to read display, and further allows you to export selected logs to formatted HTML reports, CSV or XML. The program can harvests log data from computers across your network without the need for additional installations (access privileges required). LogMeister is very flexible and can be used for many purposes, including monitoring of web server log files for specific entries, keyword alerts for monitored RSS feeds, error management across networks, aggregating of monitored log entries and more.

IPSentry is a centralized network monitoring software package that can continuously monitor an unlimited number of Internet and Intranet servers, routers and other devices. If a problem is detected, the software can alert you via email, SMS, X10 control mode, Syslog message and other options. The program can monitor TCP/IP ports, drive space usage and Services, with additional monitoring options available via add-ins. The optional add-ins are available for monitoring of modems, event logs, file contents, DNS, ODBC database connection and more (add-ins are licensed separately and not included in the base price). Other features include statistical reports and graphs, monitoring schedules and downtime overrides, support for dependency based monitoring and more. The features included with the base price are sufficient for standard monitoring of TCP/IP devices and by purchasing optional add-ons, you can easily extend the monitoring features to suit your network environment.

Colasoft MSN Monitor enables network administrators to capture MSN Messenger conversations along with all related details, including usernames, usage statistics and more. The program displays the information in a nicely organized overview, sorted by user and contact. It also displays current online status, client IP addresses, software version and account names, as well as a unique conversation matrix that enables you to view all users and conversations at once. Other features include support for font formatting and emoticons , multiple network adapters and more.

Simple Failover is a software based failover solution, that monitors your HTTP, FTP, SMTP, POP3, NNTP or IMAP server(s) continuously, and can dynamically update DNS records in case a server becomes unavailable. This allows you to quickly redirect traffic to a secondary server and minimize downtime - of course, this requires that you do have a secondary server location. The DNS records can be updated directly via DNS protocol (optionally using encrypted signatures for security), WMI, HTTP based dynamic IP updates, or via custom scripting. Simple Failover can also send email notifications when problems are detected, an maintains a detailed log of all activity. Additional features include EventLog integration, Windows Service, support for DNS Round Robin load balancing and more.

NetWorx is a network traffic monitor that provides an accurate account of the data which is flowing through your network connection at any given moment. The real-time readout is presented in both numeric and graphical graph format and an additional Speedometer allows you to collect current download speed statistics whenever needed. Additional features include daily, weekly and monthly statistics, customizable graphs, network interface selection and more. You can also export statistical date to various formats, including XLS, HTML, CSV , Text and RTF. The built-in alert options allow you to be notified whenever bandwidth usage drops below a certain limit or alternatively specify actions like running a program or rebooting the machine. NetWorx works with virtually all types of network connections including phone modems, DSL, cable modem, LAN, satellite and more.