It started as a smart home tool; now I want it to do everything.

Network monitors are an absolute must-have for any network administrator. But which tool, out of the thousands, should you consider for your tool kit? Jack Wallen offers up his five favorites. Image: ...

Do you thrive on information—lots of information? Have you ever tried to diagnose an odd system problem, thinking it might be heat- or power-related, and wished you knew more about what was going on ...

In this series of articles, I am looking at how to monitor my home/home lab LAN. In my first article, I probed my network to see what devices were on it and where they were located. In my next article ...

Microsoft is known for listening to feedback from its users. However, the requirement for a native Windows network speed monitor was neglected for a while and was even missing from the tech giant’s ...

The best network monitoring tools include Zabbix, Datadog, and Cacti. Compare features, pricing, and supported platforms among our top picks. If you combine enterprise network monitoring tools with ...

The Open Hardware Monitor is a free open source software that monitors temperature sensors, fan speeds, voltages, load and clock speeds of a computer. The Open Hardware Monitor supports most hardware ...