Network Monitoring Software

[Anand Narayana]

Hi,

i have got Cisco 6509,2950,3550 & 3750 switches, i wanted monitor the network traffic on the network, implemented VLAN's also, so is there any software in cisco itself or any other 3rd party software available.?

[bhedlund]

3rd party Options:

Solarwinds

http://www.solarwinds.net

Statseeker

http://www.statseeker.com

Cisco options:

http://www.cisco.com/go/ciscoworks

I use both Solarwinds and Ciscoworks. Each does its own thing pretty well. Solarwinds is good at basic and easy network monitoring and alterting. Ciscoworks is good at software and configuration management.

Hope this helps.

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Thanks,

Brad

[smilburn]

If you are able to spend money on a solution I'd recommend.

EOTS (Eye of the Storm)

http://www.entuity.com/

[Patrick Laidlaw]

Hello,

I use something called Cacti very similar to MRTG but all configured through a webbrowser.

www.cacti.net

Patrick