Entries by Web Master

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Integrating Cisco Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL) with Nectus

In this article we will see some of the features of Nectus that can enhance the Virtual Internet Routing Lab (VIRL) experience. VIRL is Cisco’s network simulation platform where you can run Cisco OS (IOS, IOS XE, IOS XR, NX-OS, ASA) virtual machines and other third party virtual machines (this includes Linux servers, traffic generators and […]

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SNMP v2 Loopholes

On every Nectus installation that we conducted I noticed that on average each company has around 10% of network devices that are configured with well-known snmp v2 community strings: public/private. This is as bad as using “cisco/cisco” as your SSH credentials. That is major security loophole as even read-only string “public” gives possible attacker complete view […]

Proactive vs Reactive network monitoring with Nectus

Most of the enterprise grade monitoring tools allow predefined thresholds to be set for specific monitoring parameters such as interface utilization, RAM utilization or percentage of free TCAM available on switches. When a specific metric exceeds a predefined threshold you will receive an email alert, text message, or… a phone call from your manager.  Likely […]

The best network management software just got better.. IPAM

We will be adding IPAM (IP Address Management) module to the Nectus NMS starting from January 2018. No special licensing will be required and it will be immediately available to all current Nectus users free of charge. Support for  IPv4 and IPv6 address space management, API interface for third party integration and many more cool […]

Best practices for router interface description format

Implementing company-wide standards for interface description strings in routers or switches should be a top priority for all network engineers. Well defined and structured description strings helps with automation for the most tedious and boring manual steps associated with deployment, configuration, monitoring and decommission of any network connections. Network interface descriptions should include some of […]

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Manage all Telco circuits and circuit contracts with Nectus CircuitDB

We are proud to announce that our next Nectus release will include the most powerful and feature rich telco circuit management platform available on the market today. Nectus CircuitDB provides a central repository of all of your circuit contracts and provide reminders well before contract expiration times so you can renegotiate better prices with your telco […]

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CircuitDB functionality added to Nectus NMS

CircuitDB gives ability to track of all the telco circuits (Internet, MPLS, T1 etc), carrier contracts, cabinet/rack/patch panel information. Support for configurable email alerts on approaching circuit contract renewal dates, integration with real time circuit monitoring. Never pay for circuits that not being used and  many more cool features.    

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Challenges with deploying SNMP v3 based monitoring tools in diverse environments

One of the biggest challenges with SNMP v3 deployments in diverse environments is a lack of consensus among hardware manufactures on what set of Privacy Ciphers has to be supported/included in standard SNMP v3 stack. Even Cisco was unable to unify list of supported v3 Ciphers in different product lines (ASA vs NX-OS vs IOS-XR). Partially […]

New version of IP Port Scanner released

New version 3.2 of our famous Smiley IP Scanner application has been released. It features improved user interface and faster more reliable operation. Supports all modern Windows OS. Scans for live IPs within specified range and checks for open TCP  ports for each live IP address. Scans for open TCP ports even if IP address […]

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Cisco SmartNet validation automation with Nectus

One of the key features of Nectus is ability to get instant SmartNet validation for any piece of Cisco hardware  you have. SmartNet validation is implemented via “Cisco Smart API” interface available for selected customers with SNTC (SmartNet Total Care) or Partners with PSS (Partner Support Service) agreements. Nectus SmartNet validation requires API account (Client […]

Nectus Licensing and Pricing

Nectus is licensed by module with the following modules available: Basic Network Monitoring Network Topology Visualization Wireless Monitoring AWS Monitoring Windows Server Monitoring Linux Server Monitoring NetFlow Collector Syslog Collector MS SQL Monitoring HTTP Server Monitoring Cisco SmartNet Reporting IPAM Configuration Backup and Management   Each module has different pricing brackets based on number of […]