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Hack 15 Top Five Tools
Here's one IT
professional's take on five third-party tools for
Windows 2000 every system administrator should have.
There can be no doubt that with
every release of
Microsoft's operating system the need for
third-party utilities becomes less and less. One major complaint
about NT was its lack of disk quotas, something Unix has included
since day one. A number of companies noticed this oversight and
produced a product that did the trick. The release of Windows 2000
saw disk quotas become part of the OS, thus making the need to
purchase this type of software an irrelevance for the majority of
companies.
Whether you agree with Microsoft's policy of
continually adding features to its products that were once available
only from other sources is one for debate. But in my role as a
network administrator, I still find a need to seek out additional
software to help make my job a lot easier. I'm sure
everyone has their favorite must-have utilities, but these are my top
five must-have add-on products for Windows 2000.
Server Monitor Lite
Server Monitor Lite is an invaluable monitoring product that allows
you to monitor your servers centrally and get notified if a problem
occurs. I use this utility to ping all my servers periodically, watch
for low disk space, keep an eye on critical services, and make sure
the company intranet is still accessible for my users. For more
information, see http://www.purenetworking.net/Products/ServerMonitor/ServerMonitor.
Lost Password Recovery
Have you inherited systems for which nobody knows the
local administrator password, or do you have users that need access
to Word, Excel, or Access documents that are password-protected and
nobody knows the password? Well, this handy little product will save
the day. It lets you reset the password on a huge array of systems.
For more information, see http://www.lostpassword.com.
Data Replicator
Do you need to copy files from one system to another on a regular
basis? Data Replicator makes this job much easierit allows you
to watch files or folders for changes, and then replicate them to
another location. You can copy files across a LAN, WAN, or via FTP,
which makes Data Replicator a great alternative to traditional backup
software. For more information, see http://www.purenetworking.net/Products/DataReplicator/DataReplicator.
Virtual Network Computing (VNC)
Take control of your remote servers
from the comfort of your desk. VNC lets you control Windows, Unix,
and Mac machines. For more information, see http://www.realvnc.com.
Network View
With this handy tool, you'll
never need to draw out your network. It
automatically generates a network diagram for you within minutes. For
more information, see http://www.networkview.com.
Janet Ryding
