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From: domenikos@emass.enet.dec.com (George Domenikos.)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Catching network "crashes" quickly.
Message-ID: <1991Mar13.051040.6440@engage.enet.dec.com>
Date: 13 Mar 91 04:40:06 GMT
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In article <12482@darkstar.ucsc.edu>, woody@ucscb.UCSC.EDU (Bill Woodcock) 
writes...
> 
>   > So, my question is: is there network monitoring software
>   > that I could run in the background under MultiFinder that
>   > would constantly listen to the network and send up flares
>   > when things "seem amiss"? I'm not sure what "seeming amiss"
>   > even means, whether it's undecipherable packets, no
>   > response from a monitor Mac, or what.
>  
>NetAlert, from the AG Group, of Walnut Creek, California (415.937.7900), 
>does exactly that.  The only rub is that it hasn't yet been released.  It's
>been scheduled to go on sale March first of this year, at $195 list.
>It has customizable alert dialogs and audible alarms for each network device.
>            

The answer is yes! There is TalkManage a network management tool currently
shipping from Distributed Technologies of Waltham Massachusetts that lets you 
do network monitoring,set alarms on any visible network entity get traffic
information and much more. Their phone number is 
(617) 684-0060

 george