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John Welch's guide to SNMP on Leopard
If you're the kind of Mac administrator who likes to be notified when a drive fails or a server goes offline (the word for this kind of Mac admin is "employable"), you'll want to check out John Welch's deep-dive primer for SNMP on the Mac. Building on a May 2007 introductory article from Andrina Kelly at MacEnterprise, John provides a walkthrough for Leopard's new SNMP hardware reporting and much more helpful info.For those asking "What the heck is SNMP?" see here. Simple Network Management Protocol lets you monitor remote devices, servers and printers in a lightweight and reasonably standardized fashion. Whenever you see a gaggle of geeks checking Blackberries or iPhones and casually announcing "Server's down," chances are you're seeing SNMP at work.[via Twitter]
How-To: Measure your bandwidth with SNMP
Considered upgrading your DSL/Cable modem connection lately? Been wondering just how much of that high speed Internet connection you've been using? (Or if one of your kids or housemates is eating up all the bandwidth with BitTorrent again.) Today we'll show you how to use some handy free tools to keep an eye on your precious bandwidth. Hey, it just might save you from having to bleach your eyes if you walk in after Bob's download finishes.
