[dba-Tech] network monitoring

On 26 Feb 2007 at 22:28, John Bartow wrote:

> I'm in need of a program that can monitor the connection reliability
> (uptime) of DSL service. Any recommendations?

http://www.dslwebserver.com/main/sbs-Installing-and-Running-
FREEping.html

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Here we'll go over how to install and setup a very useful utility 
called FREEping.  If you've read through our DNS or Network section 
you know what FREEping can do for you.  FREEping was designed to 
monitor your network by pinging different IP addresses at a regular 
interval so you could see if the computer was up or not.  However, 
people who run their webservers from home find FREEping very good for 
many other uses.  Here are some of the uses:

1.  Keeps your DSL or Cable line awake and prevents it from going to 
sleep due to inactivity.
2.  If you have a dynamic IP address, helps prevent your IP number 
from changing too often.
3.  Allows you to monitor the uptime of your DSL or cable connection.
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