How to monitor the performance and status of network...?
Hi friends !
Some days before, Our network went down. Not completely but partially. All the users complained that there is extremely slow internet performace. After a long effort, we came to know that there was a computer which was infected with harmful threats and it was sending broadcasts again and again. When we removed that computer from the network, sometimes after the network was ok.
Now, I want to know how can I monitor all the network activities from a centralized location ? I have heard about network monitor tools. Do you have any idea about some free network tools to test in evaluation period ? What is the way to monitor the network ? How can I know which computer is responsible for degrading network performance ?
Regards,
Hemant
Some days before, Our network went down. Not completely but partially. All the users complained that there is extremely slow internet performace. After a long effort, we came to know that there was a computer which was infected with harmful threats and it was sending broadcasts again and again. When we removed that computer from the network, sometimes after the network was ok.
Now, I want to know how can I monitor all the network activities from a centralized location ? I have heard about network monitor tools. Do you have any idea about some free network tools to test in evaluation period ? What is the way to monitor the network ? How can I know which computer is responsible for degrading network performance ?
Regards,
Hemant
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Thanks jimtech, Thanks michko !
Both of you have provided nice links. And jimtech ! I heartly thank you for giving such nice support as you have done such nice research for me. I have not go through the webpages completely but sounds lke they are related to my query and will be helpful to fulfill my purpose.
Regards,
Hemant
Both of you have provided nice links. And jimtech ! I heartly thank you for giving such nice support as you have done such nice research for me. I have not go through the webpages completely but sounds lke they are related to my query and will be helpful to fulfill my purpose.
Regards,
Hemant
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I am not talking about permissions/rights for users. I want to monitor the network performance from a centralized location.
You see, I have domain model with Windows 2003 Enterprise Edition as RDC and I have tightened the security using Active Directory and for internet access, I have used ISA 2004 Firewall.
I want to know about some tools/Utilities/Applicatio
For example, if I want to know the actually data transfer speed of a workstation (in Mbps), as we all know that in Fast Ethernet 100 Mbps is Standard but practially, we are not getting this speed. Another example, if I want to know which switch is disconnected from the network or down, how can I know that ?
In my case, I had mentioned that one computer was infected with such a threat that it was sending broadcasts and making congestions in the network so other internet users claimed for extremely slow internet speed. So I want some tools that can tell me that this PC is slowing the performance.
Thanks,
Hemant