2007-Jun-28

Detecting Common Network Problems, Part IV: Connectivity Problems

Connectivity problems occur when devices on the network cannot communicate with other areas of the network due to hardware or software problems. With Network Monitoring, you can detect a connectivity problem before users or customers even notice it.

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2007-Jun-25

Detecting Common Network Problems, Part III: Hardware Problems

Hardware problems occur when a network device is not working properly and cannot send or receive some or all data. With the myriad of hardware devices connected to the network at any given time (including routers, firewalls, servers, switches, etc.), detecting when a specific device malfunctions is vital.

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2007-Jun-21

Detecting Common Network Problems, Part II: Cable Problems

Cables are a vital part of any network. Cables are also prone to wear and tear, which can cause problems across the network. The obvious solution would be to make sure you install cables in places that do not get a lot of foot traffic, or places hidden from curious hands. The fact is, somewhere on the network, there are probably at least a few cables exposed to possible damage.

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2007-Jun-18

Detecting Common Network Problems

Network Monitoring allows you to accurately recognize and diagnose networking problems with the goal of keeping your network running optimally. Your network is a vital business asset, and maintaining maximum uptime and availability is the highest priority. To keep your business operations and processes running smoothly, 24x7x365 monitoring and notification are required to detect the various problems, failures, and performance issues before they have a chance to affect your employees or customers.

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2007-Jun-13

Web 2.0 & Co. Demand a Robust Performance

For all e-enterprises a well designed and reliable web page has to be part and parcel of the marketing mix - especially as the online presence often establishes that vitally important, initial customer contact. A wrongly conceived web server and overburdened pages that take too long to load and respond, are both frustrating and an unnecessary obstacle for customers and provider.

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2007-Jun- 4

Preparing for the Moment of Disaster

Monitoring, knowing what to monitor, and knowing whom to tell, still do not provide the whole solution for proper Network Monitoring; you must also know what to do when monitoring discovers problems.

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2007-Jun- 1

What does the sensor name "Error converting OID" mean when creating sensors using an OIDLIB in PRTG

After converting a vendor specific MIB file into a Paessler oidlib with Paessler's MIB Importer Tool and using this oidlib as source for the creation of a SNMP sensor in PRTG, "Error converting OID" appears in the name of the sensor. The sensor, however, works as expected.

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