NEWS ARCHIVE
Network monitoring and dns fail over
Microtech's network monitoring service is designed to enable you to monitor the availability and performance of your internet based services and servers from independent connections. The service will detect any availability issues and notify you via email or SMS, and in conjunction with our DNS services, even fail over dns to an alternative server if desired. The use of multiple monitoring servers in different locations to perform the testing means false positives are kept to a minimum. The majority of servers must agree that the service is down for a notification to be sent.
Current tests include POP, SMTP, WWW, IMAP, FTP, Telnet, SSH, DNS, and more. You can schedule testing of these services at various intervals.
You might ask "why should I use a hosted network monitoring service?". Well, here are a few reasons.
Internet site monitoring features
- We provide an 'outside' view of your network from several locations, just as a potential client would
- You don't have to pay for any software or upgrades. New features are made available free of charge to everyone
- We can send you alerts, even if your own network is down
- Routing issues, dns, and other issues quite possibly won't show up from your local network
- Statistics recorded and viewable
- full dns fail over and fail back of your dns records
There is no limit to the number of tests you can setup. Pricing is based on our simple 'webzones' system. 1 webzone (purchasable here) being required for each test you setup. Extra payments can be made on account for advanced 'pay as you go' features, such as SMS alerting.
If you have any feedback regarding the netmon service, please do not hesitate to share it with us via the feedback page or by emailing support@mtgsy.net
