{"id":2311,"date":"2013-07-18T15:06:07","date_gmt":"2013-07-18T15:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/?p=2311"},"modified":"2019-11-13T02:22:15","modified_gmt":"2019-11-13T02:22:15","slug":"5-great-tools-that-every-sysadmin-should-know-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backupassist.com\/blog\/5-great-tools-that-every-sysadmin-should-know-about","title":{"rendered":"5 great tools that every sysadmin should know about"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As every good worker knows, you don\u2019t need to blame anything if you\u2019re using the right tools. Here we\u2019ve brought together five of the most useful, everyday tools and resources that will help out every sysadmin.<\/p>\n

Wireshark<\/h2>\n

Wireshark<\/a> lets you see what is happening on your network, down to the microscopic level. As a packet analyzer, Wireshark intercepts data crossing a network and determines its origins.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s very helpful if you want to troubleshoot network or security problems, debug protocol implementations or understand network protocol internals. Plus it\u2019s completely free and a very worthy open source project which is available for both Windows and UNIX.<\/p>\n

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Sysintenals<\/h2>\n

Sysinternal<\/a> is Microsoft\u2019s curated library of technical resources for advanced users and admins. It has a host of over 100 tools many of which will be invaluable to sysadmins in specialist cases. You can even skip browsing and downloading tools by directly accessing the Sysinternals Live<\/a> service from Explorer or a command prompt. Some of the better known tools are:<\/p>\n