ABSTRACT
One of the most effective ways to accomplish all these aims without repetitition and also to provide the results within a singular interface for ease of analysis is with the synergy created by using Linux and the Big Brother UNIX Network monitor. Furthermore, by using a combination of Linux and Big Brother administrators are afforded the ability to view the status of systems and their associated processes without having to use specialized software to view the results since the results are formatted into
an HTML document which can be served by the Web server. As a benefit of having a TCP/IP connection available to the monitoring server, administrators can monitor their systems from anywhere in the world provided the machine serving the results is using a routable network layer address and is not blocked via a firewall. Last but not least, using a monitoring system comprised of Linux and Big Brother involves no additional costs for software (neither system nor monitoring).
