The Dude - Network monitor

Kumar · #1 (**permalink**) 30 Dec 07, 11:11 AM

Found this awesome tool to monitor and map your networks! Really usefull for large LANs and such stuff

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The Dude network monitor is a new application by MikroTik which can dramatically improve the way you manage your network environment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems.

The Dude is free of charge!
Auto network discovery and layout
Discovers any type or brand of device
Device, Link monitoring, and notifications
Includes SVG icons for devices, and supports custom icons and backgrounds
Easy installation and usage
Allows you to draw your own maps and add custom devices
Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP monitoring for devices that support it
Individual Link usage monitoring and graphs
Direct access to remote control tools for device management
Supports remote Dude server and local client
Runs in Linux Wine environment, MacOS Darwine, and Windows

Download:
http://www.mikrotik.com/download/dude-install-2.2.exe

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akp982 · #2 (**permalink**) 20 Jun 09, 10:40 PM

The dude is a great bit of software but i have just found another network map tool which promises to be HUGE!

Free Network Map | Spiceworks News

Its currently in beta but promises to do what you want, they have even put a feedback button in which they say they will read all requests.

Its free so why not check it out, you havn't got anything to lose :-)

There is a huge support team of voluenteers and staff on the Spiceworks community ready to help you with all questions.

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