Free Network Monitoring Software -Editor's Choice
#1 Interface Traffic Indicator - Monitor for SNMP Devices        
Review date:07.29.2010

Description:

This software is a graph utility to measure incoming and outgoing traffic on an interface. Besides, this utility focuses more on the utilization overview of many interfaces than on much information of one interface.

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Price:

Free Download

Main Features:

  • Dropped connection monitored
  • Current traffic is displayed in a bytes
  • Compatible network cards
  • Log File
  • Show device information
  • Full text research
  • Options dialog
  • Reset all values and graphs

Review:

Best of all, error messages are shown in the statusbar at the bottom. It also allows you to monitor hosts or your local network.
  • Timer option added on client's side.
  • You can monitor bits/sec, utilization and accumulated traffic.
  • You can use this program in a professional network environment. Both can be written to files.
  • The utility will then try to retrieve all interface information of the device.
  • Measure incoming and outgoing traffic on an interface.
Additional Information:
Please report bugs and feature requests to: Carsten@CCSchmidt.de
Software by Carsten Schmidt.
#2 NetWorx - Monitor Network Traffic                                        
Review date:07.28.2010

Description:

NetWorx specialises in complete networked computer solutions for home users and small business. This free application is a comprehensive network traffic monitor.

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Price:

Free Download

Main Features:

  • Can be represented on a line chart and logged to a file
  • Works with virtually all types of network connections
  • Scalable to your own modem download capabilities.
  • Daily, weekly and monthly statistics
  • Built-in alert options
  • Display the real time traffic data

Review:

Dial-up session journal with detailed information and perform simple network tests such as ping and trace route.
  • You can be notified about excessive Internet usage.
  • Includes testing tools. It can detect a suspicious network activity on your computer.
  • Dial-up session journal with detailed information about every session.
  • Works with dial-up, ISDN, cable modems, ADSL, Ethernet cards.
Additional Information:
Supported platforms: Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008
Latest version: 4.9.5 (May 03, 2009) 32-bit and 64-bit
File size: 957 kb
#3 Dude Network Monitor - Mapping and Monitoring                 
Review date:07.28.2010

Description:

The Dude is a visual network monitoring and management system to design network infrastructure in one part or several graphical diagrams. Besides, it provides some basic router OS configuration tools.

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Price:

Free Download

Software Summary:

Menu lets you configure access permissions for administrator groups.


Main Features:

  • Written in two parts
  • Dude Server
  • Dude Client

Review:

There are three connection modes: local - remote and secure
  • Supports various methods of configuration.
  • Provides features to make use of internal connection, routing and packet marks.
  • Includes real-time configuration and monitoring.
  • Remote connection by default: TCP 2210 port.
  • For Linux users, you should start the Dude from the root user.
  • Created to manager network graphically.
  • Helps you visualize the structure of your network.
Additional Information:
It can detect all your network devices automatically.
Each device is displayed as an icon. You can also restrict user access to a particular networks.
Overall, you may customize the list of tools which may be executed for a device.

#4 ServersCheck - Monitoring Software                                    
Review date:05.02.2009

Description:

ServersCheck is a systems and network monitoring tool with 60 different type of checks.

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Price:

Free Download

Software Summary:

Automatically span your backup across multiple discs.


Main Features:

  • Alerts and graph output
  • check NT services
  • Automatic Backup Scheduling
  • Drive Spanning

Review:

This applicationcan be installed in one of the 38 following languages an is accessed using a browser or a mobile device.
  • The software does not require any software to be installed on the servers.
  • Latest version: 7.15.10.
  • Reports and alerts on the availability and performance of networked devices.
MSN alerts have been in use since release 4.2.0 of ServersCheck. .
Creates several graphs by default specific to the status of the system
Visual Network Map: this features allows you to plot the status of the defined checks on any image

ALWIL Software delivers a top quality solution providing complete protection for all types of platforms, from U3 devices, PDAs and desktops to servers.
#5 PortPeeker - Port Listener                                                    
Review date:05.01.2009

Description:

PortPeeker is a freeware utility for capturing network traffic for TCP, UDP and ICMP protocols. Free to use.

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Price:

Free Download

Main Features:

  • Monitor services used
  • Identify network problems
  • Full range of Reports and Graphs
  • Free windows based port listening tool
  • Scheduling function

Review:

An AISBackup backup job supports to up to three external drives where each drive holds its own unique copy of the backup.
  • Can be configured in real-time
  • Standalone port listener .
  • Provides a simple text log overview.
  • Different media type capabilities.
  • Networking errors can be logged as well.
NOte to Windows users: You will not by default be able to listen to ICMP traffic.
What is Network Traffic Monitor?
  • The purpose of this section is to provide you the comprehensive information needed to capture network traffic from a local or wide area network.

    Here, we have rated and reviewed the latest free tools to help you monitor your network, so you can decide which software will best fit your needs.

    Moreover application manager provides server and web services monitoring that will help IT administrators manager their resources.
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