NetworkWorld: Managing Your Net for Next to Nothing

"Savvy network managers have long known the best way to quickly address some pesky network problems is to scour Internet sites such as freshmeat.net and SourceForge.net for freeware applications.

"Freeware, shareware and open source management applications offer network managers the opportunity to test software and its effectiveness on their nets before investing the cash to support pricey commercial licenses..."

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