[c-nsp] Free NMS Tools

[Dean Smith]

 On occasion I've had to essentially out-source the provision of open source 
tools to a local Linux/Unix consultancy.

-I get the tools I need - with some very good people to tweak them on demand
 -Management pay a re-assuringly expensive bill to have someone to shout at 
if the tools break (which they rarely do)

Daft....but its a living.

Dean

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <A.L.M.Buxey at lboro.ac.uk>
> To: "Joshua Eyres" <joshua.eyres at gmail.com>
> Cc: <cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net>
> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 11:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Free NMS Tools
>
>
>> Hi,
>>
>>> Both tools work very well. However, we have recently been pushed to 
>>> convert
>>> these solutions to commercial ones as management feels they will get 
>>> better
>>> support if they pay for a solution...
>>
>> absolute rubbish. they should stick with their job and let you
>> do your job which is ensuring that you have the tools
>> you need to do yours. i've used several commercial toolls
>> and not only have they failed on basic things (like
>> actually finding all the devices on the network even when given
>> seeding addresses) but they also cannot be modified/enhanced
>> one evening when you feel like adding a new feature...lets say
>> adding a few new buttons on the web interface to allow SSH'ing to
>> the router on hat page.
>>
>> commercial solution? put in a request...hope it aligns with their
>> idea of their product (or maybe you pay enough money to get
>> their attention)..
>>
>> if networking was based on purely commercial/proprietary tools
>> then there'd be no internet, no web, no social network sites
>>
>> alan
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