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Top 10 PRTG Alternatives for Monitoring Networks and IT Infrastructure

The Paessler PRTG network monitoring solution is well known to network engineers and administrators. It conveniently monitors network activity including bandwidth usage, IP allocation, device status, network health, and even CPU utilization on networked devices (plus much more). Paessler requires users to use a PRTG core server system running on Windows server OS (or two […]

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Comparison of GNS3 vs EVE-NG vs Packet Tracer for Networks Simulation

I have had many years of experience training students and professionals in networks and telecommunications. In those years, I have found time after time that the single most important activity a trainee can do to learn networking concepts is to spend time in the lab. Creating network topologies and applying the theory learned in the […]

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Top 10 Network Administrators Software Tools (Free&Paid)

A carpenter is only as good as his hammer.  A knight is only as good as his sword.  A writer is only as good as his pen.  These experts would amount to very little if they didn’t have their respective tools to get their jobs done well.  Similarly, a network administrator is only as good […]

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A Complete Guide to Scaling your Network Monitoring Solution

If your organization is growing, you know first-hand how important it is to have a network monitoring solution. But what do you do when your network starts to outgrow your current monitoring solution? Here is what you need to know about scaling based on your organizational goals. Your organization can efficiently tackle the ongoing and […]

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10 Best Network Traffic Analyzer (NTA) Software Tools

If you’ve ever wondered why your company’s network seems to slow down at times, or how efficiently your employees are using their networked devices, then it’s time you implement a network analysis strategy. Network Traffic Analyzer (NTA) tools can help you find bottlenecks in traffic, analyze what types of network traffic is being used within […]

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11 Best Alternatives to Putty as SSH and Telnet Clients (For Connecting Remotely to Devices)

PuTTY is a free terminal emulation tool that’s been available for 20 years. Originally released for Microsoft Windows, this versatile remote administration tool can be used to access workstations, servers, network devices etc using various protocols such as secure shell connection (SSH), Telnet, Rlogin etc. While it continues to be popular for accessing network devices […]

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11 Free TFTP Server Software for Windows Computers (Useful in Cisco Networks)

I first got acquainted with TFTP at the beginning of my networking career. The first use-case of TFTP protocol is when I first upgraded the IOS firmware of a Cisco router using a little software utility called “TFTPD32”. Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) software provide a key service to many network and system administrators for […]

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12 Best SFTP Server Software for Windows (Free & Paid)

With the rise of distributed networks, finding a secure way to transfer files and data is essential. That’s where software products like Secure File Transfer Protocol, better known as SFTP, comes in. File Transfer Protocol has been around since 1971; the encrypted version was developed in 1994. This popular file transfer communication protocol is able […]

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11 Best IT & Network Inventory Software Tools (Free & Paid)

Companies these days need to deal with and manage vast inventories of network and IT assets. Keeping track of these assets, tagging them, and knowing their status at all times is essential to the operations of any modern company. Image Source As you’d expect, this is a big job but network inventory software makes it […]

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14 Best Nagios Alternatives for Networks, Servers, IT Systems Monitoring

For businesses, the task of network and IT infrastructure monitoring remains highly important. A company cannot afford to ignore the security and performance of its network and IT resources. Nagios remains one of the most popular solutions for IT infrastructure monitoring today. An entire suite of software allows businesses to take control and have visibility […]

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13 Best Open Source Router OS Software for Small or Large Networks

Usually, commercial and enterprise grade network routers (such as Cisco, Juniper, HPE etc) run on their own proprietary operating system (OS) software which runs only on the specific vendor’s hardware devices. However, the Open Source community has developed some great Router OS software that can power commodity hardware such as x86 computers or regular SOHO […]

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12 Pingplotter Alternative Software Tools for Network Diagnostics

As network engineers, having insights about how our network performs can save us from a lot of headaches. That’s where software tools for network diagnostics are useful for every networking professional. Pingplotter is a network diagnostic software utility used to monitor packet loss, latency, jitter etc in data packets along network paths. This tool lets […]

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10 Cacti Alternative Software Tools for Network Bandwidth Monitoring

Cacti is a popular open source networking tool that is web based, and it is used both for network monitoring and graphing. In my work environment we use Cacti extensively to mainly monitor bandwidth on interfaces of switches etc. It is a complex tool to learn but very powerful.  With Cacti you can poll services, […]

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