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Archive for 07/2007
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Tuesday, July 24 2007
Webserver Stress Tool for Windows Vista officially announced
Today we have officially announced the Vista compatible version of Webserver Stress Tool. By simulating HTTP requests from hundreds and thousands of users, Windows Vista users can now utilize Paessler Webserver Stress Tool to test web server performance under normal and excessive loads and easily pinpoint critical issues in web servers that may prevent optimal performance.
Read more in our latest press release.
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Monday, July 23 2007
Does my Cisco device (Router/Switch) support NetFlow Export?
It can become quite complicated to determine which Cisco devices support NetFlow Export and in what version. PRTG Traffic Grapher currently only supports NetFlow V5.
We have compiled the information about this topic which is available to us in a new article in our knowledge base.
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Tuesday, July 17 2007
Survey Finds PRTG Traffic Grapher Saves Network Administrators Hours a Week in Network Monitoring Time
In our latest customer survey we found that most users report half an hour of time savings per week or more after installation of PRTG Traffic Grapher.
We had 560 customers answering the survey and they told us,
- that over 70 percent report that network uptime/downtime monitoring and alerting are among the most important network management tasks for their organization
- that over 67 percent report that bandwidth usage and traffic monitoring are among the most important
- that 45 percent saw savings in network management time and
- that over 95 percent (!) would recommend the product to a colleague or peer
Read more in our press release.
- that over 70 percent report that network uptime/downtime monitoring and alerting are among the most important network management tasks for their organization
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Tuesday, July 10 2007
Latest IPCheck beta version adds WMI sensors and support for Vista
The latest beta for IPCheck Server Monitor version 5.4.1 mainly adds two new features: WMI sensors and Vista support.
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Monday, July 09 2007
Detecting Common Network Problems, Part VII: Intrusions
Intrusions to your network can easily occur at anytime and often come from unexpected sources. Intrusions from hackers, internet worms, viruses, Trojans, or just people curious about what you happen to have on your network pose great threat to the security of you network. Network Monitoring allows you to identify network weaknesses, as well as detect intrusions should they occur.
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Friday, July 06 2007
How to set up audible notifications for PRTG and IPCheck using speech synthesis software
Using text-to-speech software in CUSTOM EXE notifications in IPCheck and PRTG you can listen to messages from both programs.
Our latest knowledgebase article shows how to use the software "2nd speech" in conjunction with PRTG and IPCheck.
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Thursday, July 05 2007
SNMP on Windows Vista rendered dysfunctional by NOD32 Anti Virus
Since Vista came out we had a strange problem with our Vista workstations: We were absolutely not able to query them through SNMP (using our PRTG or IPCheck as well as any other SNMP tool). SNMP requests simply timed out and were not returned by these Vista machine, regardless of the version (Vista Business or Ultimate). The SNMP service was properly installed and working, netstat reported nothing unusual.
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Thursday, July 05 2007
Detecting Common Network Problems, Part VI: Software Problems
Software-related network problems can cause one or more computers or devices to lose the ability to communicate with other devices on or outside the network.
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Wednesday, July 04 2007
GameData, Inc. keeps Counter-Strike community website up and running with Paessler PRTG and IPCheck
GameData, Inc. operates various gaming-related Websites such as Counter-Strike.com, a player community site for Counter-Strike, the popular team-based Half-Life online action game series. The game website is an important source of information, downloads and player forums for the gaming community.
They replaced their MRTG program with Paessler's PRTG Traffic Grapher. The team uses PRTG Traffic Grapher to monitor CPU on all of their servers, bandwidth, RAM and available hard drive space. Additionally, the GameData network team uses Paessler's IPCheck Server Monitor to keep a close watch on server up time and to alert staff members when servers stop responding.
Read more in our latest case study
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Monday, July 02 2007
Detecting Common Network Problems, Part V: Network Collisions
Although the word sounds negative, collisions are a normal part of a healthy network. A collision is the mechanism used by the network to control access and to allocate shared bandwidth among devices that want to transmit at the same time on a shared medium. Collision detection allows the two devices to identify that they both want to transmit at the same time. While collisions are normal, a high collision rate can indicate network problems.
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