Vitto, If you want access to NMS tools and tutorials, here is a great resource to delve into, to equip yourself with the appropriate tools.... Jay Murphy IP Network Specialist NMD of Health ITSD - IP Network Operations "We move the information that moves your world." http://www.slac.stanford.edu/xorg/nmtf/nmtf-tools.html <<=======Right here. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi Vitto, The tools you use depend massively on the kind of network you're building. Things I'd look at would be RANCID, Cricket + genrtrconfig, Cacti, jffnms, mon from kernel.org, Nagios, ZenOSS, OpenNMS and my own NMS, Observer (http://www.observer.org). You'll find lots of help with all of these tools from the mailling lists and forums related to them. Good Luck! adam. Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail, including all attachments is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited unless specifically provided under the New Mexico Inspection of Public Records Act. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and destroy all copies of this message. -- This email has been scanned by the Sybari - Antigen Email System.