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I've been using PRTG for years - both free and paid versions. &nbsp;You can do a lot with the free version.<br><br>I guess all you want to do on the "WAN" is to look at the WAN port traffic, right?
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Ibrahim Kasabri

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I recommend the PRTG as mentioned above from " Fred Marshall" &amp; "Madunix"<br><br>
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Are you "monitoring" for health? Up/Down? Break fix? Do you want to alerts? Do you want compound / custom alerts . . . like "interface over 50% for 5 mins" or "CPU at 100% for 5 mins")? Are you looking for trending? Bandwidth consumption over time? Available physical ports? Do you want to be able to use the tool for access (click a device name and SSH into it)?<br><br>Have fun!<br>Steve
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What are the best Networking tool to monitor LAN and WAN's ? Ideally I would love free tools however I know with free tools you invite security issues. <br />
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I guess I would break it up into two categories:<br />
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Free tools and paids tools. However any preferences are appreciated.<br />
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What I would like to get out of these tools is to monitor band with, monitor ports, monitor users, make hardware upgrade decision.<br />
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Thanks in advance!
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What are the best Networking tool to monitor LAN and WAN's ? Ideally I would love free tools however I know with free tools you invite security issues. 

I guess I would break it up into two categories:

Free tools and paids tools. However any preferences are appreciated.

What I would like to get out of these tools is to monitor band with, monitor ports, monitor users, make hardware upgrade decision.




Thanks in advance!

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