Monitoring large numbers of workstations

[Jonathan I. Kamens]

  I would suggest you take a look at the Simple Network Management Protocol
(SNMP), which can be used for monitoring of the type you describe (and,
indeed, is used for such monitoring on over 1,000 workstations and fileservers
here at Project Athena).

  Internet Request For Comment 1157 describes the protocol.  There are several
implementations of it on the market, including one by NYSERNet Inc., which is
the one we use here at Athena.

  I'm afraid I don't know much more about it than that, but if you can't find
details anywhere else, feel free to send me E-mail and I'll see if I can get a
contact address or phone number at NYSERNet for you.

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