Here is a great list of Free/Paid bandwidth monitoring tools:
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Free Tools List
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Nagios (Open Source) http://www.nagios.orgAchieve instant awareness of IT infrastructure problems, so downtime doesn’t adversely affect your business. Nagios offers complete monitoring and alerting for servers, switches, applications, and services. You can Get Nagios XI Enterprise http://library.nagios.com/library/products/nagiosxi/downloads/ With Nagios you can: • Monitor your entire IT infrastructure • Spot problems before they occur • Know immediately when problems arise • Share availability data with stakeholders • Detect security breaches • Plan and budget for IT upgrades • Reduce downtime and business losses Associated how-to’s How to integrate Spiceworks with Nagios http://community.spiceworks.com/help/External_Alerts Monitor Windows Event Log with Nagios http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/765 Installing Nagios on Ubuntu http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/833 |
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Axence Software http://www.axencesoftware.comWith Axence nVision 5.5 you can: http://www.axencesoftware.com/index.php?action=nVision Axence nVision is an advanced solution for comprehensive network management. It consists of 5 modules, which can be installed in custom combinations: - Network: proactive network monitoring and visualization – Inventory: hardware and software inventory – Users: advanced user monitoring – HelpDesk: remote technical support – DataGuard: protection against data leaks. With NetTools 4.0 Pro you can: http://www.axencesoftware.com/index.php?action=NTPro NetTools is a FREE comprehensive set of network administration tools: NetWatch for network monitoring with alerting, real-time & historical charts, WinTools listing exhaustive system information from Windows computers, port scanner, network scanner, NetStat listing local inbound & outbound connections, TCP/IP workshop for low level service testing, ping, fast traceroute, DNS lookup, bandwidth test tool, SNMP browser and more. |
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Cacti – Source Forge http://www.cacti.netWith Cacti you can: Cacti is a complete frontend to RRDTool, it stores all of the necessary information to create graphs and populate them with data in a MySQL database. The frontend is completely PHP driven. Along with being able to maintain Graphs, Data Sources, and Round Robin Archives in a database, cacti handles the data gathering. There is also SNMP support for those used to creating traffic graphs with MRTG. Data Sources To handle data gathering, you can feed cacti the paths to any external script/command along with any data that the user will need to “fill in”, cacti will then gather this data in a cron-job and populate a MySQL database/the round robin archives. Graphs Once one or more data sources are defined, an RRDTool graph can be created using the data. Cacti allows you to create almost any imaginable RRDTool graph using all of the standard RRDTool graph types and consolidation functions. A color selection area and automatic text padding function also aid in the creation of graphs to make the process easier. Not only can you create RRDTool based graphs in cacti, but there are many ways to display them. Along with a standard “list view” and a “preview mode”, which resembles the RRDTool frontend 14all, there is a “tree view”, which allows you to put graphs onto a hierarchical tree for organizational purposes. User Management Due to the many functions of cacti, a user based management tool is built in so you can add users and give them rights to certain areas of cacti. This would allow someone to create some users that can change graph parameters, while others can only view graphs. Each user also maintains their own settings when it comes to viewing graphs. Templating Lastly, cacti is able to scale to a large number of data sources and graphs through the use of templates. This allows the creation of a single graph or data source template which defines any graph or data source associated with it. Host templates enable you to define the capabilities of a host so cacti can poll it for information upon the addition of a new host. Download Cacti http://www.cacti.net/download_cacti.php Associated how-to’s Easy Cacti with CactiEZ http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/2391 Associated Plug-ins Cacti http://community.spiceworks.com/plugin/417 |
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BandwidthD – Source Forge http://bandwidthd.sourceforge.netWith bandwidthD you can: Tracks usage of TCP/IP network subnets and builds html files with graphs to display utilization. Charts are built by individual ip. Color Codes HTTP, TCP,UDP, ICMP, VPN, P2P, etc. Click on the release notes icon for the latest release for more info. Download BandwidthD http://sourceforge.net/projects/bandwidthd/files/ Associated How-to How to use BandwidthD to monitor your network http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/1261 How to use BandwidthD to monitor your Windows Network http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/1264 |
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Colasoft http://www.colasoft.coma. nChronos Back-in-time network analysis server nChronos is an enterprise-class back-in-time network analysis server. It performs long-term packet capturing and recording, efficient packet retrieving and data mining, and in-depth back-in-time network analysis. nChronos helps network administrators enhance end user experience, improve network security and optimizes network applications performance. Download nChronos http://www.colasoft.com/nchronos/nchronos-free.php b. Capsa Real-time portable network analyzer Capsa is an easy-to-use portable network analyzer. It is an ideal network tool for real-time network monitoring, analysis and troubleshooting. Capsa offers a comprehensive visibility of your LAN/WLAN network. The main capabilities of Capsa network analyzer include in-depth packet decoding, advanced protocol analysis, and automatic expert diagnosis. Download Capsa http://www.colasoft.com/capsa/capsa-free-edition.php Free Various Tools MAC Scanner: Multi-thread scanning your local network & gathering a list of the MAC addresses with corresponding IP addresses. http://www.colasoft.com/mac_scanner/index.php?act=download_success&v=free Ping Tool: Ping multiple IP addresses simultaneously and list the comparative responding times in a graphic chart. http://www.colasoft.com/download/products/download_ping_tool.php Packet Builder: Create custom network packets, edit decoding information, save and send to network. http://www.colasoft.com/download/products/download_packet_builder.php Packet Player: Create Open captured packet trace files, play back the packets and send them to network. http://www.colasoft.com/download/products/download_packet_player.php |
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Paessler http://www.paessler.comPRTG Network Monitor http://www.paessler.com/prtg/download PRTG Network Monitor is the powerful and comprehensive network monitoring solution from Paessler AG. It monitors your network using a whole range of technologies and assures the availability of network components and measures traffic and usage. PRTG saves costs by avoiding outages, optimizing connections, saving time and controlling service level agreements (SLAs). Webserver Stree Tool http://www.paessler.com/webstress/download Webserver Stress Tool simulates any number of users accessing your website at the same time. This quickly and easily demonstrates the performance capabilities of your infrastructure under stress. Various Free Tools SNMP Tester http://www.paessler.com/tools/snmptester SNMP Tester can run simple SNMP requests against a device in a network to debug SNMP requests down to the protocol level in order to find communication and/or data problems in SNMP monitoring configurations. Local IP Lister http://www.paessler.com/tools/iplister Paessler Local IP Lister shows the list of IP addresses that are configured on your PC. NetFlow Generator http://www.paessler.com/tools/netflowgenerator Simulates Netflow 5 data streams and can be used to test the Netflow functionality of PRTG 6, PRTG 7 and other NetFlow 5 compatible programs NetFlow Tester http://www.paessler.com/tools/netflowtester NetFlow Tester simply dumps the data of all NetFlow 5 packets that a computer receives from a Cisco router – useful when debugging bandwidth monitoring configurations based on NetFlow protocol. sFlow Tester http://www.paessler.com/tools/sflowtester This program dumps the data of all sFlow packets that a computer receives from an sFlow enabled router – useful when debugging bandwidth monitoring configurations based on sFlow protocol. WMI Tester http://www.paessler.com/tools/wmitester Associated How-to How to monitor Spiceworks Tickets by using PRTG http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/733 |
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The Dude – Mikrotik http://www.mikrotik.comThe Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems. With The Dude you can: • Auto network discovery and layout • Discovers any type or brand of device • Device, Link monitoring, and notifications • Includes SVG icons for devices, and supports custom icons and backgrounds • Easy installation and usage • Allows you to draw your own maps and add custom devices • Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP monitoring for devices that support it • Individual Link usage monitoring and graphs • Direct access to remote control tools for device management Download The Dude http://www.mikrotik.com/download.html |
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Manage Engine http://www.manageengine.comOpManager OpManager is a complete, end-to-end network monitoring software that offers advanced fault and performance management functionality across critical IT resources such as routers, WAN links, switches, firewalls, VoIP call paths, physical servers, virtual servers, domain controllers & other IT infrastructure devices. Further the network monitoring software, combines an easy-to-use interface that lets you quickly deploy the product for production and also apply your organization’s monitoring policies across multiple devices quickly. With OpManager you can: • Click here for Features http://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/features.html Download OpManager http://www.manageengine.com/network-monitoring/download.html |
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Ntop http://www.ntop.orgNtop is a network traffic probe that shows the network usage, similar to what the popular top Unix command does. ntop is based on libpcap and it has been written in a portable way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform and on Win32 as well. Ntop users can use a a web browser (e.g. netscape) to navigate through ntop (that acts as a web server) traffic information and get a dump of the network status. In the latter case, ntop can be seen as a simple RMON-like agent with an embedded web interface. With Ntop you can: • Sort network traffic according to many protocols Download Ntop http://www.ntop.org/get-started/download/ Associated How-to: How to Monitor Network with Ntop http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/674 |
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Splunk http://www.splunk.comSplunk collects, indexes and harnesses the massive volumes of valuable machine data generated by your complex IT infrastructure, whether physical, virtual or in the cloud. Use Splunk and put your machine data to work. Troubleshoot problems and investigate security incidents in minutes, not hours or days. Monitor your end-to-end infrastructure to avoid service degradation or outages. Meet compliance mandates at lower cost. Correlate and analyze complex events spanning multiple systems. Gain real-time operational visibility and insights for IT and Business users. With Splunk you can: • Real-time alerting – provide immediate notification and response for events, patterns, incidents and attacks as they occur. • Universal Forwarder – new dedicated forwarder delivers secure, distributed, real-time data collection from thousands of endpoints. • Easier and faster – new visualizations, quick start guides for new users, integrated workflows for common tasks and up to 10X faster search experience for large-scale deployments. Download Splunk http://www.splunk.com/download?r=SP-CAAAFD2 Associated How-to Splunk: Bandwidth Monitoring with Squid http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/434 Splunk: Display Cisco ASA threat detection and responses http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/390 |
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Iftop http://www.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftopiftop does for network usage what top(1) does for CPU usage. It listens to network traffic on a named interface and displays a table of current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts. Handy for answering the question “why is our ADSL link so slow?”. Download Iftop http://www.ex-parrot.com/pdw/iftop/download/?M=D Associated How-to Using Iftop to monitor bandwidth in near real time |
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Wireshark http://wireshark.orgWireshark is the world’s foremost network protocol analyzer. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network With Wireshark you can: • Deep inspection of hundreds of protocols, with more being added all the time • Live capture and offline analysis • Standard three-pane packet browser • Multi-platform: Runs on Windows, Linux, OS X, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, and many others • Captured network data can be browsed via a GUI, or via the TTY-mode TShark utility • The most powerful display filters in the industry • Rich VoIP analysis • Read/write many different capture file formats: tcpdump (libpcap), Pcap NG, Catapult DCT2000, Cisco Secure IDS iplog, Microsoft Network Monitor, Network General Sniffer® (compressed and uncompressed), Sniffer® Pro, and NetXray®, Network Instruments Observer, NetScreen snoop, Novell LANalyzer, RADCOM WAN/LAN Analyzer, Shomiti/Finisar Surveyor, Tektronix K12xx, Visual Networks Visual UpTime, WildPackets EtherPeek/TokenPeek/AiroPeek, and many others • Capture files compressed with gzip can be decompressed on the fly • Live data can be read from Ethernet, IEEE 802.11, PPP/HDLC, ATM, Bluetooth, USB, Token Ring, Frame Relay, FDDI, and others (depending on your platform) • Decryption support for many protocols, including IPsec, ISAKMP, Kerberos, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS, WEP, and WPA/WPA2 • Coloring rules can be applied to the packet list for quick, intuitive analysis • Output can be exported to XML, PostScript®, CSV, or plain text Download Wireshark http://www.wireshark.org/download.html
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Scrutinizer http://www.plixer.comWith Scrutinizer you can: • Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow traffic analysis and reporting solution. Download Scrutinizer http://www.plixer.com/support/download_request.php Associated How-to Setting up Scrutnizer Top Interfaces Plugin http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/1604 |
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Paid Tools
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WFilter Enterprise http://www.imfirewall.usWFilter is a network internet filtering and web filtering software program which can help organizations to monitor and manage employees internet behaviors in their networks. You only need to install WFilter in one computer to monitor the whole network. Features: Monitor and archive all internet activities • Keep a detail record of web surfing and web posting for each computer. • Record all incoming and outgoing emails. • Monitor and capture certain instant messengers chat contents and activities. • Monitor and capture files transferred by web, ftp and certain IM tools. Filter internet content and block internet access • Block certain websites or url keywords. • Network web content filtering, filter websites by category, supports up to 50+ website categories. • Block certain messengers and filter messenger accounts. • P2P blocker, detect and block P2P traffic. • Detect and block online video streaming traffic. • Supports up to 90+ protocols and software. Real-time internet connection monitoring and alert • Show online computers, online messengers, online browsing and downloading files. • Show online internet connections and bandwidth usage. • Monitor each computer’s real-time bandwidth. • Real-time keywords alert and application launching alert. Download WFilter http://www.imfirewall.us/download_trial.htm |
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Kiwisyslog – SolarWinds http://www.kiwisyslog.comSwitch Port Mapper Remotely discover the devices connected to each port on a switch or hub along with detailed device information such as MAC address, IP address, Hostname and much more. Finally—an affordable switch port mapper with broad device support! With Switch Port Mapper you can: • Remotely discover devices connected to each port on a switch or hub • Obtain detailed device information for each port including: – Interface index – Interface name and alias – Interface description – Admin status of port – Up/Down status of port Download Switch Port Mapper http://www.solarwinds.com/register/kiwi_registration.aspx?Program=1348&c=70150000000P1eK |
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Untangle http://www.untangle.comBandwidth Control Bandwidth Control allows administrators to control and visualize the use of their network at a fine-grained level. With Bandwidth Control you can: • Assign per-user, per-site, and per-application quotas • Guarantee Network bandwidth for users and/or applications • Punish unauthorized network usage attempts by rate-limiting network connections for users that violate Acceptable Usage Policies • Prioritize and de-prioritize online sites and services most appropriate to your organization Download Bandwidth Control http://www.untangle.com/How-to-Start-Your-14-Day-Free-Trial?sku=UN-80-BWC-0000-1YEAR IPsec Untangle’s easy-to-configure IPsec module allows for seamless integration with third-party firewall products. Tested platforms include: Cisco, Sonicwall, and Astaro. With IPsec you can: • Provides support for all current encryption protocols. • No per tunnel licensing. • Seamless integration with existing IPsec VPN networks. • Full mesh tunnel support. • Enables secure site-to-site connections between trusted networks. Download IPsec http://www.untangle.com/How-to-Start-Your-14-Day-Free-Trial?sku=UN-80-IPC-0000-1YEAR |
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Miscellaneous Tools, Plugins and ScriptsBandwidth Monitor Plugin by Scott C. (Spiceworks) http://community.spiceworks.com/plugin/471 WMI based Monitoring http://community.spiceworks.com/topic/4178 Monitoring Scripts http://community.spiceworks.com/scripts/category/4 |
