Re: [LUG] Linux network monitoring tools

[Jon Lawrence <jon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tuesday 10 August 2004 11:10, Kelly Jones wrote:
> I look after the I.T needs of several small businesses in the area and i
> need to monitor their routers, web servers etc and alert me via email or
> text message if they go down.  Is there a suitable free solution for
> Linux?
>
> I have looked at Big Brother and some others but these appear to be a
> bit much for my needs, are there any other light weight alternatives?

Take a look at nagios (www.nagios.org).
The config looks a bit daunting at first, but it's not as bad as it looks.

HTH
Jon

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