Tools for network administration

[andromeda]

To be an effective network administrator, you must have network tools. What are commonly tools you use for your network administration tasks?

[fireboy]

Bandwith monitors and log analysis tools are worth their weight in gold. As theysay the devil is in the details, so you better have a utility that helps you read the fine print!

[xmen]

One is a tool which can monitor your site uptime. I use the free version of the site uptime monitor of SiteupTime. It provides me regular report on my site performance in terms of uptime and downtime.

[Ayo]

A firewall is definately necessary today because of the h4x0rs floating around...man I've had my share of experiences with them sadly.

[Bernard]

I use website monitoring by site24x7 and Dotcom-monitor. But I prefer Dotcom-monitor it is rather more smart taking into consideration the pricing and the list of additional features. And