Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!ucsd!ucbvax!BROWN.EDU!Steven_Carmody
From: Steven_Carmody@BROWN.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: SNMP monitors
Message-ID: <9010181639.AA14322@po.cis.brown.edu>
Date: 18 Oct 90 16:39:22 GMT
Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Organization: The Internet
Lines: 20

WeUre in the process of looking at SNMP based monitors, and expect to use
one to monitor gateways and services in the campus network. ThereUs a
discussion starting in this digest which seems headed toward developing a
RscorecardS comparing many of the currently available products. I think
everyone will benefit if the community creates a such a yardstick. However,
in an interest in getting our site moving, and at the great risk of
oversimplification, IUd like to get a sense of whatUs out there. So far, I
can see three groups of products: 1) the PC-based monitors (wollongong, the
recently announced novell one, etc), 2) the NyserNet/PSI monitor, and 3) a
large number of commercially available, UNIX based monitors (often from
router vendors). IUve separated 2 and 3 because the NyserNet package is
available to universities for approximately 1/10 the cost of the packages
in category 3.


The question is -- are there any generalizations which can be made about
each of the categories? can the PC-based packages handle a large campus
sized network? are there major problems with the NyserNet monitor that the
packages in category 3 have corrected? Any info and experiences would be
appreciated.