I have started a new
project at sourceforge.net called WISP-MSS located here:
Everyone, please
visit the forums and post any wish lists. This is an open source project that
will be available to everyone for free. The more ideas that we get, the better
the suite will be. If anyone is interested in contributing to documentation,
scripting, user interface, technical advice, visual appearance or to submit any
custom scripts that you have already created and would like to share please
contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] so I can
add you to the developer group.
Current ideas for
WISP-MSS:
SNMP management of
network (similar to simpleNMS but with more features for SB tweaking and other
mfg device support)
Network event
management (IE. Email soandso about action A, send reset command if action B,
poll for events and traps, etc...)
Bandwidth
management
Customer
tracking
Accounting
Billing
Inventory tracking
(deployed and stock)
Network mapping and
visualization
Network
simulating
Coverage
mapping
Client help desk and
support center
Knowledge
base
Client forums and
mailing lists
Network service
management (DNS, DHCP, NNTP, SMTP, Routing, etc...)
Network planning
services
Design
concept:
Suite will be
configured to run from a central location ran by third party for most functions,
eliminating the need to indepth knowledge of services required. Company and
customer private information will reside on your own network and used by web
based scripts running on you own machines so no private information ever leaves
your control. Network monitoring and control is cordinated by third party
servers using monitoring software run on your network. Monitoring software uses
self-contained 'Watchdogs' to maintain management when off network methods are
unavailable. The 'Third Party' could be a distributed service ran on all of
the Suite's user's computers to keep availability high and computer time
free as well as having multiple routes to check for system
integrity.
