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nagios is the best for this but not easy to setup but there is another way<br />
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To simplify this you can down load a copy of VMWare server (FREE <a href="http://www.vmware.com/download/server/" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.vmware.com/download/server/</a>) &nbsp;then download the nsmon virtual appliance (<a href="http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/295" rel="ugc nofollow">http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/295</a>). &nbsp;<br />
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This is a preconfigured nagios system.<br />
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nagios is the best for this but not easy to setup but there is another way

To simplify this you can down load a copy of VMWare server (FREE http://www.vmware.com/download/server/ [http://www.vmware.com/download/server/])  then download the nsmon virtual appliance (http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/295 [http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/295]).  

This is a preconfigured nagios system.

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I'm looking for a basic network monitoring software. &nbsp;Looking to keep it below $200. &nbsp;To alert me on services mostly. &nbsp;I'm also open to suggestoins as to which aspects of the network I should be kept abreast of. &nbsp;I have a blackberry on which I would receive email alerts. &nbsp;Which services would be silly to monitor? &nbsp;Our network is very basic, only 3 servers. &nbsp;The obvious would be exchange services, a ping that would alert me to whether my DC goes down. &nbsp;Thanks in advance. 
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I'm looking for a basic network monitoring software.  Looking to keep it below $200.  To alert me on services mostly.  I'm also open to suggestoins as to which aspects of the network I should be kept abreast of.  I have a blackberry on which I would receive email alerts.  Which services would be silly to monitor?  Our network is very basic, only 3 servers.  The obvious would be exchange services, a ping that would alert me to whether my DC goes down.  Thanks in advance. 

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