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The tools covered in this article are ping, traceroute, netstat, tcpdump and MRTG.
Sound thinking says you should use the best tool for the job, and the best tool may well be a commercial solution. Yet, open source lets you "trial" an app, without restriction and without any time limit. If it doesn't work for you, you haven't spent a cent. Additionally, you can use open source utilities and give them up if something better comes along. Often, spending money on a bad product makes you feel emotionally compelled to keep using that product simply because of the financial investment you made.
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