Auditing Active Directory, File Permissions, File Shares and More is Now Easier than Ever from a Centralized Location using Solarwinds Access Rights Manager, Here’s why!
About Paul Anderson
Paul is an Avid Tech Geek who Loves writing, Cycling and All Things Linux! He comes from a Background of Windows Administration along with Ubuntu/Centos Server administration. Paul holds industry wide certifications include CompTIA & Microsoft Accredited certifications.
Posts by Paul Anderson
The Best SQL Query Optimizer Software for Speeding up MySQL & More!
Optimizing SQL for Speed in order to Speed Up Queries and Latency is one of the Most Crucial and Important Things For Your Database
Port Scanners for Scanning Windows/Linux Systems for Open Ports/Service
Port Scanners are an important tool when you want to investigate any remote or local network for security considerations. Used by programmers and network administrators, these port scanners are used to mainly know what ports are being used by what applications, so you can identify malicious programs right away. These port scanners can also be used to […]
The Best IP Monitor Software for Managing Servers
Networks and its immediate surroundings are a busy place – Bandwidth battles for resource hungry applications, security threats and the need for constant up-time means you’ll have to stay on top of your network’s performance, security and reliability all the time. This is not always easy to stay on top of. Here is our list […]
The Best TraceRoute Alternatives for Troubleshooting Connectivity Issues
Here’s the Top Alternatives to Traceroute for Network Connectivity Troubleshooting, Hop-by-Hop Analysis and Bandwidth Analysis
Advanced Port Scanner – A Review of one of the Top Port Scanning Tools on the Market
Advanced Port Scanner is a Versatile Port Scanner that is 100% FREE – You can scan local networks and remote Networks (LAN & WAN) Fast & Free from Any computer!
The Best PingPlotter Alternatives for Network Diagnostic and Troubleshooting Bandwidth Connectivity & Lag!
Here’s the Top PingPlotter Alternatives & Replacements for Network Connectivity Troubleshooting and Traceroute Type Features!
The Best Zabbix Alternatives for Network Monitoring, Management and Bandwidth Analysis!
Zabbix is one of the top tools available today for network monitoring and management. However, it does come with its own shortcomings, and we’re going to go over some of the top alternatives to Zabbix below, but first lets see some areas we can improve on. Here is our list of the top Zabbix alternatives: […]
Top Nagios Alternatives for Network Monitoring, Management and More!
Finding an Alternative to Nagios shouldn’t be difficult and cumbersome – So we came up with a list of the Top Nagios Replacements that will help you get monitoring Quickly!
Paessler PRTG Review
PRTG by Paessler (PRTG 22 current version 22.3.79) is a tool designed to monitor network devices. It is capable of alerting in case of emergencies, and can provide live status monitoring tools in order to better manage one’s network. This article will cover the main features of the software, and a summary of it’s requirements […]
ManageEngine OpManager Review
A constant headache and hassle for any network admin is keeping up with network traffic, managing application bandwidth usage, load balancing, monitoring health of network devices, identifying problems, and plugging security holes, not to mention endless other tasks. There are many applications that help you take care of some of these individual tasks, such as […]
Visualizing Network & Bandwidth Activity with GlassWire
GlassWire is a new type of graphical network monitor for Windows that focuses on endpoint monitoring. The software runs on Windows 7, 8, and 10, and there is also a version of the app for Android. Setting up GlassWire for Windows is fairly simple and only requires using a Windows installer that can be downloaded […]
SolarWinds NPM vs Nagios for Network Monitoring and Management Tasks
SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor and Nagios XI are two SNMP monitoring suites, that offer a wide array of tools and features for making Network Monitoring & Management simple and efficient but there are other Nagios alternatives too. This article will compare the two, and outline performance in key subject areas. The current version of SolarWinds at […]
op5 Monitor Review for Network Monitoring and Management
OP5 Monitor is a network monitoring solution originally launched out of Sweden all the way back in 2004, with the goal of offering IT monitoring capable of handling larger environments without skipping a beat, but also being suitable and affordable for smaller instances as well. Their goal is to put the control in the hands […]
PRTG vs Nagios XI for Network Management & Bandwidth Monitoring
We’ve compared many programs with each other and we noticed that vs Nagios is a popular comparison that many are looking to breakdown. Here’s our Analysis of the two network monitoring giants.
Fortra’s Intermapper Review
Intermapper by Fortra is a Great All-around Network Monitoring & Management Tool that helps you Create Network Maps Automatically, Monitor Bandwidth, and give you ultimate flexibility with extensive SNMP and WMI management capabilities.
The Best Network Security Software & Frameworks for Pen-testing & Vulnerability Assessment
Finding Vulnerabilities and Exploits/Holes in your network infrastructure should be something you Do before a Hacker finds them – We’ve highlighted the Top Tools for Network Security Assessment, Vulnerability Scanning and much more!
Zabbix vs Nagios Comparison for Network and Bandwidth Monitoring
Generally speaking, one can break down the life-cycle of a Network into three parts: Design Implementation/Configuration Support/Maintenance Network Monitoring falls under the 3rd part of this life-cycle. It allows you to keep an eye on the devices in your network (routers, switches, servers, applications, etc.) so that you can take appropriate actions in the event […]
Open TFTP Server (SourceForge)
OpenTFTP Server from SourceForge is a small command-line utility for transferring files over Trivial FTP and has quite a bit of popularity amongst SourceForge users – But its fairly outdated now and we only recommend it to power users who are 100% comfortable with using command-line to send/receive files and firmware.
WinAgents TFTP Server Review
WinAgents TFTP server offering is a another great solution that will help you transfer files over trivial file transfer protocol and has the added functionality of permissions assignment by IP Address and also multi-threaded support.
