FreeNATS (the Free Network Automatic Testing System) is an

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developed b
David Cutting
under the banner o
PurplePixie Systems
FreeNATS is

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licensed under the terms of the

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version 3 as published by the

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Overview

* Monitoring of network services (

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, ICMP (ping) * Limited monitoring of host resources (

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load,

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usage) on a majority of

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s, including

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and

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through agent-based testing * Plugin design that allows users to easily develop their own service checks depending on needs, by using

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(or other languages or scripts wrapped in

) * Some ability to define network host hierarchy using "master" nodes allowing link failures to suspend monitoringMaster Node Documentation
on FreeNATS Wiki * Event-based system allowing failure notifications to be sent in customised email (suitable for email-to-SMS) or to utilise third-party notification scripts via a plug-in * Ability to define event handlers to be run during service or host events for proactive problem resolution * Automatic data retention cleanups * Full web-interface for management and monitoring * Ability to "publish" views and graphs within third-party web pages

References

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External links

purplepixie.org/freenats
official website
FreeNATS WikiSupport Forum
for FreeNATS
NetworkWorld.com Article on FreeNATSPC Quest Article on FreeNATS
Internet Protocol based network software Free network management software

Overview

See also

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