[afnog] Network monitoring tool

[Brian Candler]

On Wed, Dec 07, 2005 at 08:14:54AM +0100, Phil Regnauld wrote:
> > I am looking for a network monitoring tool that can be used to 
> > monitor our LAN and WAN and can send me an SMS is there is a problem 
> > with any part of the network while I am not in the office
> 
> 	You need to define "problem".  Nagios (www.nagios.org) will do the trick,
> 	and it handles parent/child relationships.  And it will also alert
> 	you when you are in the office as well :)

Be aware that Nagios is (or was when I last tried) an utter pig to
configure. I tried it at the Afnog w/s one year, and failed completely to
make it work. But it seems to be what most people use, so it's probably
worth persevering with and joining a mailing list if necessary.

Regards,

Brian.