Ethernet cord or wifi dongle.
Raspberry pi network monitor.
However it does have one major disadvantage.
The wifi traffic going to the router will not be monitored.
Better yet this network performance monitor project has maker written all over it as it s based on a raspberry pi.
Below is all the equipment that you will need for turning your raspberry pi into a network scanner.
Turn your raspberry pi into a network monitoring tool.
10 more raspberry pi projects primed for it network monitoring traffic analysis vpn servers diy minded it pros can hack together heavy duty solutions as cheap and easy as raspberry pi.
As related above nagiospi can be used to monitor all sorts of network devices with a collection of check options that can seem overwhelming at first.
The raspberry pi only has 2 onboard usb 2 0 interfaces so to connect more usb devices you will need a powered usb hub.
Shinken is a network monitor that runs on any computer.
In this instructable i will get it to run a raspberry pi 2 or 3 running diet pi or raspbian.
It will also be nice to have a monitor with an hdmi interface.
Bluetooth adapter only if not using a pi 3 or zero w optional.
But the major advantage is.
Alternatively the servers should be automatically checked using a network monitor which attempts to correct the issue and sends an alert if it is unable to correct.
The raspberry pi should have a static ip assigned by your wifi router see its documentation.
We recommend starting with a basic check an automated periodic ping.
Built on top of a raspberry pi 3 b the project is designed to monitor network.
The best way to monitor your network with your raspberry pi is to use a software called nagios nagios is like a failure detector it will check one thing regularly like every 5 minutes and alert you when this check doesn t work as expected.
This is where a network monitor can prove useful.
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