"Simple Network Tester's agents run on PCs located at key locations. You command them to send live test data through your network when you need it. Run tests from your office using Simple Network Tester's user-friendly web pages. Monitor the health of your network just by clicking a few links." Tests jitter to simulate VoIP calls and has a free command-line version to download. $29 per company after 15-day trial.
"Observium is an autodiscovering PHP/MySQL based network monitoring system focused primarily on Cisco and Linux networks but includes support for a wide range of network hardware and operating systems."
"Racktables is a nifty and robust solution for datacenter and server room asset management. It helps document hardware assets, network addresses, space in racks, networks configuration and much much more!" HT to @wantmoore for the find
"xPrintServer fills the gap between the productivity of iPads and iPhones and the inability to print from those devices to office networked printers.
As small as any iPhone, xPrintServer leverages Lantronix' patented technologies, along with open industry standards to enable wireless printing to nearly any printer attached to a network. No software. No apps to buy. No configuration necessary."
"Ekahau HeatMapper is a free software tool for quick and easy coverage mapping of Wi-Fi (802.11) networks. It's the only free, easy-to-use tool that shows, on a map, the wireless network coverage in your home or small office. HeatMapper also locates all access points."
In addition to the free software, paid laptop and portable versions are available, with and without wireless cards and other hardware.
Free tools like Xirrus Wi-Fi Inspector and the Xirrus Wi-Fi Monitor Gadget for Windows 7 with links to other third-party systems/network admin tools. Very cool!
"McAfee provides an assortment of free McAfee tools to help in your software development. Simply select a tool and download it for free."
System admin tools for forensics, password cracking, intrusion detection, network stress testing, and others. Many are not 64-bit compatible but there are some good, free gems.
EasyFind tool for OSX to better search within files between hard drives, network drives, etc. Pastors, for example, would appreciate the ability to search within all of the sermons they have ever written. Just make sure you change the settings to include all files. It does not index, but searches within all files each time you search.
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This is a 45 minute video that will walk you through configuring a Mikrotik for a standard network. It also covers some of the basic functions and tools. This includes slides.
Class video is HERE."
For $10, this app runs on Windows or Mac and lets iPhones or iPads on the network print to attached printers using AirPrint function on the device, to PDF that automatically opens on the computer, or saved to DropBox. Free 7-day trial.
"Airconsole is a portable, battery powered, RS232 Serial and Ethernet over WIFI Adaptor. Designed to be used with Get Console, RapidSSH on iOS, SerialBot on Android and also on PC, MAC OSX with any other standards (RFC2217) based terminal application, Airconsole provides flexible and convienient access to physical Serial and Ethernet ports from devices (such as iPads and iPhones) that have only WIFI network interfaces."
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