New Version NC_Net (Windows Plugin)

[Anthony Montibello]

Hi Everyone,

There is finally a new version of NC_Net released on Sourceforge: V4.4.x
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nc-net

NOTE:
Official Releases of NC_Net are only Hosted through SourceForge.
all users are advised to test the newest version for compatibility before
upgrading
This is the last Dot NEt 2.x release,
NC_Net will be upgraded to the newest version of Dot NEt for the next
release.

OVERVIEW::
NC_Net is a Windows Plug in that uses Check_nt.
NC_Net also offers Many other  Functions built into it including (most
require compiling Check_nc_net.c instead of using check_nt.c)
Remote NC_Net Configuration (via Check_nc_net) (Can be disabled in Config)
Enumeration of Many Windows objects (via Check_nc_net)
Running local Scripts/executable on the Windows Host (via Check_nc_net)
(Similar to NRPE)
Submitting Checks to nagios via NSCA (Can configure via check_nc_net or
manually via config files on windows host)
Submitting Passive Host Checks
Disabling Accepting Active checks (For use when only passive checks are
allowed)
Compatible with Telnet, Check_nt, Check_nc_net, and other Test consols
Consolidation of Check results through single Active Check with Performance
data - (Requires Configuring Passive checks)
Output Concatenation (Requires configuring Command Files)
Easy Install via msi file (Uses Windows Installer and allows for Standard
Installer options for Quiet install and Path location)


BASIC COMMANDS:
besides the standard Check_nt commands
(CPU,Fileage, Memory, Disk,  Uptime, services, processes, Counters, Version)
Checks for Windows Event Logs
Checks  WMI
Checks Windows TIme
Echo
see Commands.txt for a full list of commands.


UPDATES:
include several Minor Bug fixes
(Mostly in the Passive Check Output fixes)
Fix to allow for Extended Character  like umlauten
Added FILEAGE_NEW - for Min/MAX of all Files in a Directory (The older
FileAge checked the Directories Properties instead of each file)
Removed older files -THis package Does not need Dot net 1.1 but Does need
2.0 or Higher
Modified Event Log Message for when Performance Counters are Corrupted (Log
message points to MS KnowlegeBase article for fix)
update to Check_nc_net.c to allow for the new commands
Other Documentation Cleanup.


SUPPORT:
please use the NC_NEt forum First:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/nc-net
for more involved issues:
nc_net at montitech.com

Thanks
Tony (Author of NC_NET)
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