GFI Releases Freeware Version of Network Server Monitor

Enterprise Networks & Servers, Feb 2004

GFI is launching a freeware version of GFI Network Server Monitor, its new tool that automatically monitors the network and servers for failures and allows administrators to identify and fix issues before users report them.

The freeware HTTP function can be used to check availability of HTTP and HTTPS sites. It also enables administrators to ensure that the Web server is serving the correct content; for example, they can verify that their Website has not been vandalized.

The module allows users to create an unlimited number of HTTP checks. Administrators can pass credentials if their Website requires this.

A proxy server can also be used if GFI Network Server Monitor has been installed behind a proxy server.

The ICMP function can be used to check whether a particular server - which can be on the local network or on the Internet - is up and running. This is a basic check that allows administrators to detect major problems on a machine. One must keep in mind, however, that if a machine is up and running, it does not necessarily mean that, for example, the Web server is up and running too.

The freeware ICMP function can be used to confirm that the machine is actually responding at network level.

The GFI Network Server Monitor freeware version can be downloaded from www.gfi.com/nsm. The download is a full version of GFI Network Server Monitor (5.2MB) that times out after the 60-day evaluation period, except for the HTTP and ICMP/ping checking features which remain active as freeware.