Network Management program/app

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Brad Harris

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Just curious if there are any IT people here that can recommend a program/app for OS/iOS/Windoze for monitoring networks.

I've been using PING on my iPad for a couple of years, but it doesn't work the best for me (the workflow does).

I seems to randomly remember MAC addresses of units for future use, but not all the time, and if you network units with a different IP or AP/Switch (or something), you start from the beginning again.

I typically have 20-60 networked units on a show out of an inventory close to 1000 units. Mainly RF and amplifiers, but its a handy program for light troubleshooting/seeing what inventory I have at a glance on the network.

Is there any nice GUI programs/apps that are decently priced/free out there that can keep an 'inventory' of MAC addresses with associated names and icons? Bonus if it will remember them if you're using a different gateway/network.


BRad
 
Re: Network Management program/app

Peter van Gils said:
Try the 'fing' app. I find it very useful...
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+1

I use Fing for quick network discovery. I believe if you do their paid option you can do network monitoring, maybe even with notification (I can't remember). But the plain free IOS app is great for a quick view. It will remember your last scan too.
 
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One of the original tools is Nmap. Quite powerful, and broadly crossplatform (although I don't know about mobile).

Since you have a list of possible devices, it's reasonably straightforward to write a script to check which of those devices are present on the network.
 
Re: Network Management program/app

Tony Williams said:
I use IP scanner pro on my Mac. There's 3 versions including a free version on the Mac App Store. I use for the same reasons, troubleshooting devices on a small-ish network. Usually less than 30 devices.


- Tony Williams
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I tried out the free version with a rack of 4 G3-G IEMs the other day in the warehouse. Labelled them up accordingly, unplugged the network, and powered it back up.

Lost all it's entered/custom info about the equipment. Even the developer is scratching his head at the moment on that one.

I don't mind paying $30 for a program, as long as it does what I want it to.


BRad
 
Re: Network Management program/app

Brad Harris said:
I tried out the free version with a rack of 4 G3-G IEMs the other day in the warehouse. Labelled them up accordingly, unplugged the network, and powered it back up.

Lost all it's entered/custom info about the equipment. Even the developer is scratching his head at the moment on that one.

I don't mind paying $30 for a program, as long as it does what I want it to.


BRad
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Good luck! Let us know how it goes.


- Tony Williams
 
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There are iOS versions for IP Scanner for iphones & iPads. The freebie version is limited to four or five devices but plenty for seeing if your mixer is online for your iPad to find and to remind you that you're on the wrong wifi network when you can't find it. Evernote is one of those things that remind you of just what a good idea networked devices are.
 
Re: Network Management program/app

Brad Harris said:
Just curious if there are any IT people here that can recommend a program/app for OS/iOS/Windoze for monitoring networks.

I've been using PING on my iPad for a couple of years, but it doesn't work the best for me (the workflow does).

I seems to randomly remember MAC addresses of units for future use, but not all the time, and if you network units with a different IP or AP/Switch (or something), you start from the beginning again.

I typically have 20-60 networked units on a show out of an inventory close to 1000 units. Mainly RF and amplifiers, but its a handy program for light troubleshooting/seeing what inventory I have at a glance on the network.

Is there any nice GUI programs/apps that are decently priced/free out there that can keep an 'inventory' of MAC addresses with associated names and icons? Bonus if it will remember them if you're using a different gateway/network.


BRad
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Seems I may have code-18 myself somehow without realizing it.

Both Fing (non-subscription) and IP Scanner are working as advertised and claimed .... wohoo. I must have gave up on Fing too early after the last AP/DHCP server quit on me.


BRad
 
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