I d like to thank all of our readers who were so forthcoming with suggestions in response to my informal survey of favorite management tools. Last week I reported the results of readers favorite tool suggestions. When I sent off this article, I found more readers suggestions of favorite management tools still coming in.
Cricket collects data to monitor trends and graphs the information.
It was developed to help network managers visualize and understand their network traffic. It is a redesign of MRTG, which was mentioned last week. One reader called it the best display tool because it only displays current problems. This is because it de-duplicates, meaning it takes a problem, matches it with the resolutions, and then it clears out the alert automatically. It was also noted for its easy installation and setup.