 MyVitalAgent network
monitoring software
link Lucent Worldwide
Services link
Score: 3 out of 3  Reviewer: Chris
Kaminski
Date: Apr 26, 2001
Runs on Windows 95,
98, ME, NT, 2000
A couple of years ago, when I first got my cable
modem, I downloaded a program called Net.Medic. This program allowed me to
see what kind of traffic was going over my cable modem – graphically. I
ran the software for quite a while on my main computer, fascinated by the
real time kbps readings.
Last week, I went looking for Net.Medic of software
– I was curious if it had survived these last couple years. In that time
Lucent seems to have purchased Net.Medic, renamed it MyVitalAgent, made a
bunch of improvements, and made it freeware! The old Net.Medic charged a
‘fee’ to unlock some feature but this new version is fully functional and
completely free.
What it does:
MyVitalAgent integrates itself deeply in the
TCP/IP stack. Every bit of data traveling through TCP/IP shows up on
the its screens. Graphic and text readouts display instant and
average performance for specific internet application categories like
Mail, Web, FTP and DNS.
In addition to benchmarking your connection, this
software tries to diagnose connection problems. It logs all failed
connections – like when a web page does not come up – and tries to explain
the problem. I found that it was pretty good determining where problems
were in the connection. It at least lets you know if it is your problem,
something on the internet, or the destination server.
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