PRTG is pretty cool for monitoring a small network. Take a server or VM to run it though as it can eat a lot of CPU time if you turn on all the bells and whistles and need to watch a lot of traffic.

Optus has announced its WiFi Secure product, which makes use of active monitoring by McAfee software sitting on home routers in an attempt to block the spread of malware and other malicious threats.

Lacking budget dollars for new network management tools? SolarWinds says its technology can help. The network monitoring company added to its freeware arsenal with a tool that helps network managers ...

I have a WLAN setup here with a few friends, for the purpose of internet sharing.<BR><BR>Basically, I have a DSL connection and a WLAN router/access point in my room, that everyone can ...

AdventNet’s OpManager, which starts at $795 per server and runs on Windows and Linux servers, is the Swiss army knife of monitoring and management tools. AdventNet’s OpManager, which starts at $795 ...

It's all thanks to OPNsense and its solid plugin support ...

From packet sniffers to AI-driven analytics, network monitoring in 2026 is about more than uptime—it’s about visibility, security, and agility. The latest tools unify performance tracking, security ...