| Internet Monitoring Tool | | | | arise. An internal monitoring device cannot help you in |
| Internal monitoring devices only inform you that your | | | | this situation. You need to be monitoring with remote |
| server is functioning properly, not if your customers | | | | software. |
| can actually reach it or not, or what kind of response | | | | For instance, in the event of a DNS server stoppage, |
| times they are experiencing. Spysure network | | | | Spysure network version would be unable to locate |
| version, an external Internet monitoring tool, will alert | | | | your website. If your website were the only Internet |
| you the instant a performance or availability issue is | | | | device being monitored, it would take a great deal of |
| detected in your online infrastructure through its | | | | investigation to determine the cause of its failure. If, |
| constantly monitoring remote software. Only an | | | | however, both your DNS server and your website |
| Internet monitoring tool can pinpoint weaknesses in | | | | were being monitored via remote software, you |
| the online chain of command. | | | | would have received two alerts: (1) because your |
| While many customers make use of internal (as | | | | DNS server was down and (2) because your website |
| opposed to external or Internet) monitoring tool | | | | would be inaccessible. In this case, you would be |
| options such as spysure network version ,spysure | | | | immediately aware that a DNS server failure |
| office version ,spysure home version , or another | | | | rendered your website inaccessible, allowing for |
| monitoring device, a remote Internet monitoring tool | | | | faster repair. This is not possible using only an internal |
| really is the only way to be absolutely sure your | | | | monitoring device. |
| online services are available to your users at all times. | | | | Internet monitoring tool key features |
| Spysure network version is the most comprehensive | | | | Records all system activities. |
| external Website monitoring (remote) software | | | | Records all keystrokes typed. |
| available. | | | | Records all websites visited. |
| To show, let's say your Web server is on your own | | | | Records all programs executed, folders explored, files |
| internal LAN (Local Area Network), and you have a | | | | opened or edited, documents printed etc. |
| local monitoring device installed which checks the | | | | Records all windows opened. |
| server for uptime or response time directly from | | | | Records all clipboard text content. |
| inside your network. By default, this monitoring | | | | Records all actions on self. |
| device will normally take the shortest path through | | | | Records web-mails sent (database update online, |
| your network to reach the target server, meaning it | | | | more and more web-mail servers are supported). |
| will not traverse many of the devices that your | | | | Records all ICQ Messenger chat conversations (* |
| customers must go through, including routers, | | | | both sides). |
| firewalls, external DNS servers, and/or your ISP | | | | Records all MSN Messenger chat conversations |
| (Internet Service Provider), as an Internet monitoring | | | | Records all AOL/AIM Messenger chat conversations |
| remote software tool would. | | | | Records all Yahoo! Messenger chat conversations (* |
| The first device most people consider when planning | | | | both sides). |
| to monitor their Internet connectivity, either internally | | | | Runs invisible in the background, and protected by |
| or via remote monitoring software, is the Web | | | | password. |
| server. There are, however, a number of other | | | | Schedule monitor process, set time to start or stop |
| crucial devices and commonly deployed services that | | | | monitoring. |
| companies need to track using an Internet monitoring | | | | Creates text or html logs report, good format for |
| tool as well. Why? - Because the more devices along | | | | reading. |
| the Web server chain you monitor, the easier it is to | | | | Sends logs report via e-mail. |
| highlight and resolve any connectivity problems that | | | | Sends logs report via ftp. |