Network Administrator's Toolbox

1
Network Administrator's Toolbox

• The right tools
• for the job

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Monitoring Tools

• Sysinternals.com
• Tools for monitoring wide variety of items
• Big Brother
• Monitor system and network services in a single
  view.
• Free at www.bb4.org
• Nagios
• Web-based network monitoring with wide variety of
  reports.
• Free at www.nagios.org

• Nmap
• Port scanner. Free at www.insecure.org/nmap
• Snort
• Intrusion detection system. Free at
  www.snort.org
• LanGuard
• Windows 2000 security and intrusion detection
• www.gfi.com

3
Securing Tools

• Windows Group Policies
• Script Logic
• Policies for Windows 9x or 2000.
  www.scriptlogic.com
• Quota and File Sentinel
• www.ntpsoftware.com
• DriveShield / DeepFreeze
• Restores original hard drive setup upon reboot
• www.driveshield.com
• www.deepfreezeusa.com

• Anti-Virus
• Norton AntiVirus. www.symantec.com
• GriSoft AVG. Free personal edition.
  www.grisoft.com
• Desktop Firewall
• ZoneAlarm. Free personal edition.
  www.zonelabs.com
• Adaware
• Scans for and removes spyware. www.lavasoft.com

4
Management Tools

• VNC
• View and control computers remotely.
• www.tightvnc.com
• Imaging Software
• Symantec Ghost www.symantec.com
• Altiris Deployment. www.altiris.com

• DameWare
• Integrated Windows administration tools.
  www.dameware.com
• TroubleTracker
• Trouble ticket software. www.k12usa.com

5
Finding Answers to Questions

• Ten-tc Mailing List
• ten-tc_at_k12tn.net
• See teta.org for instructions
• Google Groups
• Searchable usenet archives
• Vendor Websites
• Friends

• Safari
• Online bookshelf. Subscription required.
• safari.oreilly.com
• Pcguide.com
• Detailed troubleshooting guide for Pcs.

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News and Information

• Eweek
• Print (free trade publication) or website. News
  and some in-depth articles and reviews.
• InfoWorld / NetworkWorld
• Print (free trade publication) or websites. News
  and some in depth articles and reviews.
• Technology Learning
• Print (free trade publication) or websites.
  Focus on technology in education.

• News.com.com
• Technology news headlines
• Slashdot.org
• Geek news headlines and discussions.
• Komando.com
• The Kim Komando Show website.
• Bugtraq
• Email alerts for known software vulnerabilities.
  www.securityfocus.com

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Special Tools

• Free Software Tools
• www.freshmeat.net
• www.freewarehome.com
• Alternative Web Tools
• Opera www.opera.com
• Mozilla www.mozilla.org
• Technology Notebook for Teachers
• Instructions for teachers and administrators on
  how to use everything available to them.