Applications (Freeware/Shareware)

• Argus - System and network monitoring software
• Ethereal - Network protocol analyzer for UNIX. Can read data from off the wire or from a capture from another application
• FreeIPdb -  IP database for managing IP address assignments
• MON - A service monitoring daemon for UNIX
• MRTG - Multi Router Traffic Grapher - Freeware tool to monitor traffic on network links via a web interface
• Nets - An open source network management and inventory system
• NetPerf - Home of the NetPerformance system benchmarking tool
• NetSaint Network Monitor - Freeware tool for monitoring hosts and services
• OpenNMS - Open-source network management platform
• Ping Scanner - Freeware tool for pinging multiple IP addresses
• Qcheck - Free tool for testing network latency and availability
• Sam Spade - Provides web-based UNIX tools such as ping, traceroute, whois and more
• SNIPS (System & Network Integrated Polling Software) - UNIX-based system and network monitoring software
• SNMP4thePC - Public Domain SNMP client for Windows 95/98/NT/2000 and Novell
• Sysmon- A public domain UNIX based tool for network monitoring
• TCPDUMP - A freeware packet capture application for UNIX
• Westbay Online Traffic Calculators - Web-based calculators for determining bandwidth requirements for call center applications, Voice over IP, and more. (An ITPRC "Link of the Week")

NMS Product User Groups/Associations/Resources

• HP OpenView - HP's technical support center for OpenView
• NCUsers - Veritas NerveCenter user's association.  Provides training resources, a mailing list, and more
• NetCoolUsers.org - Micromuse's NetCool user's group.  Provides links to mailing lists, training, downloads and more 
• OpenView Forum International - HP OpenView user's association.  Also administers HP-OV users mailing list
• Tivoli - IBM's official support site for all things Tivoli 

Network Analysis

• Basic Packet Filtering - Part one of a two-part article focusing on protocol analysis filtering for network troubleshooting, optimization and security
• Advanced Packet Filtering - Part two of above - Both papers by Laura Chappell of Protocol Analysis Institute
• Network Uptime - Resources for network and protocol analysis professionals
• Packet-Level - Laura Chappell's resource for network analysis. Includes whitepapers, podbooks, and trace file examples
• Pine Mountain Group - Network Analyst Resource List

SNMP

• SNMP FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions for the comp.protocols.snmp newsgroup
• SNMP Link - Provides a clearinghouse of information on SNMP
• SNMP Research - SNMP.com's collection of SNMP resources
• SNMP World - Tons of resources on the Simple Network Management Protocol

Miscellaneous

• Ben's On-Line Web Utilities - Web-based access to tools such as ping,traceroute, whois and more
• ESnet Network Monitoring Taskforce - Extensive collection of NMS information, tutorials, white papers, and tools
• Integrated Communications Management of Broadband Networks - Free downloadable book on management of broadband networks
• W3J.Com have launched a series of management guides and kits, covering Balanced Scorecard, ERP, Process Engineering and Knowledge Management
• Network Management Survival Guide - Concord's guide to common network management terms and concepts

Staffing

• How Many Administrators Are Enough? - Article by Mark Verber.  Provides general guidelines for determining proper staffing levels
• Michigan Staffing Guidelines - a comprehensive IT staffing program created by merit
• Truth about Tech Support - Article covering challenges and guidelines for supporting IT

Web / Java Based Network Management

• The Web Based Management Page - Information on Web based network management and the WBEM initiative. Also a link to the Java Based Management Page

Web Site/Internet Performance Management

• Keynote Systems - Offers free Internet performance appraisal services and a regular newsletter on Internet performance issues

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