I’m always interested in networking management software. I’ve played with a few from Cacti, Samhain, NMS, Nagios and to simple uptime tools like Mon. All of these are Linux based, but with this sponsored post, I’d like to talk about a Windows based solution called NetGong.

NetGong use to be IPMonitor but changed their name to reflect a new emphasis on notification technology. What I’m not 100% clear on is how does it monitor? Does it need a agent installed on each client, or does it simply touch services to see if they’re up (similar to Mon).

I’m always interested in networking management software. I’ve played with a few from Cacti, Samhain, NMS, Nagios and to simple uptime tools like Mon. All of these are Linux based, but with this sponsored post, I’d like to talk about a Windows based solution called NetGong.

NetGong use to be IPMonitor but changed their name to reflect a new emphasis on notification technology. What I’m not 100% clear on is how does it monitor? Does it need a agent installed on each client, or does it simply touch services to see if they’re up (similar to Mon).

The screen shots look great. I like the fact that it appears to be a simple Windows application. Adding and managing hosts seem super easy. The ability to create custom messages and alert configurations is excellent too.

As stated earlier, this is only available to for Windows (all flavors from 95 to Vista). The cost is very nominal at $39.95. With opensource software, you can have much much more, but the problem is configuration and useability. Depending on your network needs, those could be over kill, as well as a major pain to get up and running. If you’re a Windows person, then this is the best thing, especially at the price.