On Thu, 10 Jul 1997, Tom Samplonius wrote:
> What planet are you living on? If you can't verify whether a router is
> working correctly why have it?
I seem to remember my computer programming teacher once say "Use the KISS
method" I could be wrong but I thought KISS meant (K)eep (I)t (S)imple
(S)tupid
There are other far more simpler ways to check a network component that a
cpu monitor.
Besides... isn't that what snmp is for ultimately? Check the bandwidth ?
>From those figures you can calculate the load usage? Takes a bnit of math
but I beleive Castle Rock and the other snmp managers do the math for
you...
>
> BTW, do you have an land if Florida you'd like to sell? I'll trust you
> that its right on the beach, in the best part of town, and buy it having
> never seen it.
>
Sorry, but this is totally irrelevant. MZ's point was why reinvent the
wheel? There are other tools out there that do a far better job. There's
really no need to antagonize.
Rob
Systems Programmer "Open the doors of your stores
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