After checking out the demo of PacketTrap’s pt360 Tool Suite, I was really curious to find out how they developed this application. Fortunately, on Jan. 17, 2008, I had the pleasure of talking with PacketTrap CTO Sal Sferlazza to hear about the project’s behind the scenes work. Sal revealed the challenges and successes of developing this slick network management tool. (Be sure to read Cisco expert David Davis’ rave review of pt360.) Development methodology The PacketTrap team used a series of rapid prototypes to allow them to get to market quicker. Sal explained that they focused on putting together a solid framework and architecture...Read More
Interview with PacketTrap about their network monitoring tool pt360...Read More
In my opinion, it’s difficult to find a strong “all-in-one” tool that really can provide all the router management and troubleshooting help you need. Recently, I discovered the pt360 Tool Suite from PacketTrap, which offers both a free version and a professional version that’s currently in beta. This tool suite is a one-stop shop for router management and troubleshooting. Here are some of the things this tool can do for you: • Ping Scan • Graphical Ping • DNS Audit • Port Scan • MAC Scan • SNMP Scan • Trace Route • TFTP Server • Traffic Jam • WHOIS • Syslog...Read More
Join PacketTrap at Wireshark University's SHARKFEST March 31-April 2, 2008 at Foothill College in the San Francisco Bay Area. This is Wireshark's® First Annual Users and Developers Conference. Learn from the leaders in the Open Source world for network security, forensics and management. Topics include VoIP analysis, WLAN analysis and security, network forensic techniques, writing dissectors, advanced Wireshark techniques and more. Special discount to PacketTrap Users if you register by January 31st to SAVE and Get a FREE Shark T! Registration includes access to all developer and training tracks, a lab kit, breakfast, lunch and parking onsite...Read More
Recently, I have been evaluating a new product, PacketTrap, which integrates a number of network management tools into a common graphical user interface. It also contains a number of useful reporting features that can be accessed using a gadget driven dashboard. Some interesting things you can run with PacketTrap are Ping Scan, SNMP Scan, WMI Scan, TFTP Server, Syslog, Whois, Wake on Lan, DNS Audit, and several others. A few days ago I used the product to assist in identifying then fixing a problem with a network infrastructure switch - not the easiest of things to sort out in the middle of the day - especially when users just want to get on with their work...Read More
PacketTrap. Let’s face it; network administration is pretty much a thankless task if your core business isn’t technology related! Few people care if everything works ok but the moment it doesn’t work then all eyes are pointed to the network administrator. It is easy to forget that in life things sometimes go wrong and when they go wrong they don’t usually go wrong at some future date that can be planned around. No sir, they often go wrong at times when they are needed most. Some people call this the “Critical Need Factor” - in times of critical need everything goes off! Anyway back to the story...Read More
Happy New Year! Well, now that everyone is back from the holidays let’s get things rolling again! I just had the chance to read a recent post from the crew over at PacketTrap called “The Religion of IT” and have to say a few things. Spot on! What a great thing for ALL IT Management vendors but especially those I call IT Management 2.0 vendors like PacketTrap. It really amazes me that Microsoft, Cisco and others simply don’t attempt to support even their largest competitor and then provide a smooth migration path from those products to their software/hardware. Talk about major competitive differentiator!...Read More
IT Week is always on the look out for nifty network management tools that can save you time or have a different way of doing things. So I was punted the name of a firm offering a free suite of network management tools called PacketTrap Networks. After downloading the near 7MB executable and installing it, if you want to run it you have to create a PacketTrap account – standard stuff, your name, email address, company name etc. On the site itself are testimonials from people who have used PacketTrap’s pt360 Tool Suite – but one from Yoko Ono (see piccy)? Has Yoko Ono become a network admin?...Read More
PacketTrap becomes the latest startup to take on CA (NYSE: CA), IBM (NYSE: IBM), and Hewlett-Packard (NYSE: HP) in network management with the beta release of its pt360 management dashboard. Rather than being deterred by deep-rooted competitors, brash newcomers are taking them on. PacketTrap's founders spent the past two years developing pt360, which lets network administrators choose from a mix of open source (Nagios, MRTG, Cacti) and PacketTrap-developed monitoring and diagnostic tools. The company formally launched in October, having secured funding, and went beta with its system just last week...Read More
New and very cool interface for open source tools has arrived! Adding more ease of management for today's technologist! PacketTrap's first product launch is the ptDashboard. This is part of their new network management solution called pt360, which sets a new standard for network management vendors and open source usage. It is a free download currently. The PacketTrap Team recognizes the value of open source tools and that today's managers need easy-to-use consolidated views and that is what PacketTrap is beginning to bring to the industry...Read More