You may have a look at CastleRock's SNMPc 5.0. (http://www.castlerock.com).
They have a 30-day trial version for download. The other option you can
safely go for is Tivoli NetView (http://www.tivili.com). It's a very nice NNM
with a very nice modular pricing.
Cisco Works 5 isn't a very good choice. ;) Cisco LAN management solution is
very nice indeed, but it does not provide for "network monitoring" - it plugs
into an external NNM, such as HP OpenView or Tivoli NetView (interface into
SNMPc seem to have vanished because SNMPc is somewhat stale in its
development).
So to sum it up:
Get a trial copy of SNMPc, have a look. If you don't like it, go and buy
NetView. ;) (That is, if you're ready to spend money on NNM). Otherwise, look
around on caida.org, as been suggested.
On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 01:02:05PM -0500, bpeters@sblf.com wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I am interested in your thoughts and advise on purchasing network
> monitoring software. In particular, I want software that will allow me to
> see router interface utilization, port switch connectivitiy, etc.
> Environment is NT based with a mix of 3660s and 2924s and one 1720.
>
> Of special importance is the GUI and the presentation of results. I would
> like a product that does nice pie charts and bar graphs. This makes it much
> easier for upper management to understand when I say I need another router
> if I show http traffic eats most of the bandwidth in a nice colorful pie
> chart.
>
> I'm sampling CiscoWorks for Windows 5, but not impressed at all by what it
> offers. Does Cisco have another product I should look at, or is there a
> third party vendor who can do this?
>
> All suggestion welcome.
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Brian
>
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