You may need to monitor, or mirror, a port on an Ethernet switch to debug a data protocol, check for inappropriate use of your network or resolve a security breach. Using a monitor port on a network ...

I have often wondered why manufacturers of Ethernet switches severely restrict the number of SPAN/port-monitoring sessions they allow to be configured. I can only assume that they are limited because ...

In a previous article, I wrote about/confessed what a mess my home/home lab networking was and discussed various tools I used to discover what devices were connected to my home network and where they ...

The Best Network Monitoring Software If you're an IT professional stuck working from home, managing your network is likely more difficult than ever. We test and rank the top network monitoring ...

Network management vendor AdventNet recently unveiled software to help IT operations staff monitor routers, switches and more. ManageEngine OpUtils 3 is a Java- and Web-based troubleshooting product ...

The ESP32-C6 board continuously reports signal strength values that can be referenced to the wireless situation in the ...

In today’s world of electric energy generation, transmission and distribution, the data communications and information technology (IT) infrastructure plays a key role in enabling the implementation of ...

RailComm has introduced RAILog, a data logger purpose-built for North American railroads for remote condition monitoring of switch machines. The company also unveiled the new RAILog Current Sensor ...