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Posted: **Thu Feb 01, 2007 7:13 am**

Could be possible to make a portable version of this network monitor?

The Dude 3.0 Beta 1
http://www.mikrotik.com/thedude.php

Well rated on Betanews:
http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Th ... 49956740/1

'The Dude network monitor can dramatically improve the way you manage your network enviroment. It will automatically scan all devices within specified subnets, draw and layout a map of your networks, monitor services of your devices and alert you in case some service has problems.'

Thanks.

Posted: **Tue Mar 29, 2022 9:56 pm**

So 15 years later and this is still in development.

Features

Auto network discovery and layout
Discovers any type or brand of device
Device, Link monitoring, and notifications
Includes SVG icons for devices, and supports custom icons and backgrounds
Easy installation and usage
Allows you to draw your own maps and add custom devices
Supports SNMP, ICMP, DNS and TCP monitoring for devices that support it
Individual Link usage monitoring and graphs
Direct access to remote control tools for device management
Supports remote Dude server and local client
Runs in Linux Wine environment, MacOS Darwine, and Windows

Softpedia link: https://www.softpedia.com/get/Network-T ... Dude.shtml

Posted: **Sat Mar 25, 2023 6:01 pm**

So after my success with another network mapping tool, I came back to The Dude. Unfortunately it's not entirely clear from the home page but this is actually client software that connects to a RouterOS server program. So there's a bit more setup than I was expecting.

Now up to v.7.8

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