Really you have a couple things to worry about, the physical ether link and the service in question. Assuming the device in question connects to a managed switch, syslog, snmp, or something similar can tell you when the port status changes. Re service monitoring, NoCOl used to be a great free option, I'm sure theres several out there now, just google for service monitor.
Brian The path to a desireable destination is often more difficult than the path to stay where you are. On Mon, 7 Jul 2003, alaerte Vidali wrote: > Thanks, > > I am looking for a program running under Window or Lunix that could > automatically indicates when a device goes down. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=72001&t=71920 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]