EtherApe: Visual Traffic Maps for When You Need to See the Flow What Is It? EtherApe is a real-time network visualization tool built for admins who want to see what’s happening across the wire — not just read about it. It creates live, animated maps of network traffic, showing which nodes are talking, how much, and over which protocols.

It’s inspired by tools like etherman, but modernized for today’s Linux environments. Interfaces light up with color-coded flows, and node size reflects current

NetXMS: Monitoring Built for Complex, Grown-Up Networks What Is NetXMS? NetXMS isn’t another hobbyist tool. It’s the kind of monitoring system that feels like it was designed by someone who’s actually managed a chaotic network — with hundreds of devices, mixed platforms, strange legacy gear, and zero room for guesswork.

It’s open-source, cross-platform, and built to scale. Whether it’s servers, switches, firewalls, or even printers and UPS units — NetXMS speaks SNMP, WMI, ICMP, SSH, and has its

NetWorx: Bandwidth Insight Without the Bloat What Is NetWorx? Sometimes, the goal isn’t to monitor the whole datacenter — it’s to understand what’s happening on a single machine, or maybe a few of them. NetWorx fits right into that gap. It’s a lean tool that keeps tabs on bandwidth usage without making a scene. No agents, no cloud, no massive dashboards — just clear stats, local graphs, and enough customization to be useful without turning into a project.

Built for Windows, macOS, and Linux, it

Advanced IP Tools: Quick Network Scans Without the Overhead What Is It? When the network starts acting up and there’s no time to dig through logs or set up a full SNMP stack, Advanced IP Tools can be a lifesaver. It’s a compact utility for Windows that helps sysadmins and IT engineers get a fast overview of who’s on the network, what ports are open, and what each machine is doing — without touching the command line or installing anything remotely.

It doesn’t try to be a complete network managem