In this article, we will learn how to use Netstat.exe to confirm which Program uses or blocks a port. There are times when you will be installing an application that makes use of a particular port number. This same port number is already in use on the system. The next thing to do is to…
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Wake-on-LAN (WoL) is a feature that allows a computer to be turned on remotely. NirSorf Wake-on-LAN is a free, open-source tool that provides a simple interface for sending WoL packets to one or more networked computers. It’s designed to work on Windows and can be run from the command line or through a graphical user…
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OCS Inventory is an open-source software tool for inventory management and software deployment. It is designed to help organizations keep track of the hardware and software assets on their network. It also helps automate software deployment. The tool can be used to scan and inventory the hardware and software on Windows, Linux, macOS computers, and…
Sometimes your Windows 10 crashes as a result of some internal factor like a program or driver. You may not know the reason for a crash or a particular issue on your system. This is where the reliability monitor is coming from. In this guide, you will learn how to use the Reliability Monitor in…
In situations where your system does not respond as desired, and processes become unresponsive, you may encounter performance issues. These issues can arise due to various factors, such as failing applications, improperly installed hardware or incorrect drivers. In this guide, I will be showing you How Performance Monitor Works in Windows, and how to analyze…
Checkmk is a leading IT monitoring system for on-premises and cloud infrastructure and application monitoring. In this tutorial, I will show you how to install Checkmk on an Ubuntu server and how to add a first host to the monitoring. Checkmk also runs on other Linux distributions such as Debian, RHEL, CentOS or SLES, and…
Grafana is multi-platform open-source analytics and interactive visualization web application that integrates with complex data from sources like Prometheus, InfluxDB, Graphite, and ElasticSearch. It provides charts, graphs, and alerts for the web when connected to supported data sources. It is expandable through a plug-in system. See this guide on how to install Grafana on Ubuntu…
Learn how to effectively monitor Windows hosts using Nagios Core is an open-source monitoring system designed to monitor systems, networks, and infrastructure (Get metrics for CPU, Disk, Memory, and Services with ease). It provides alerts and notifications about issues and performance problems, allowing system administrators to respond accordingly. Please see how to Block downloads on…
