Fluke Networks Etherscope performance and flexibility review
Pros
- The Fluke Networks Etherscope can test network speed performance on copper and fiber networks
- The Fluke Networks Etherscope can detect network switches and also available and active ports.
- The Fluke Networks Etherscope can check for bandwidth between two points quick and easy.
Cons
- The Fluke Networks Etherscope does not accommodate testing or working with 10 GB networks.
- Hopefully the Fluke Networks Etherscope will continue to expand it's support of Wireless networks and the new technology that is coming out.
- While not being a major issue, it would be nice to have the ability to print out summary reports direct from the Fluke Networks Etherscope.
Most Important Features
- The Etherscope does an excellent job tracking and locating line breaks and disruptions.
- The Etherscope works very well at identifying wireless bottlenecks (lack of service) as well as LAN bottlenecks to the Access Points.
- The Etherscope does an excellent job of identifying RF coverage and capturing noise ratio in a Wireless Environment.
Return on Investment
- Fluke Networks Etherscope has been beneficial for our environment because we can do an enormous amount of in-house testing now and do not have to outsource the work.
- Fluke Networks Etherscope allows us to quickly locate and isolate issues both on the network on at the client-side with the excellent testing ability it offers.
- Fluke Networks Etherscope allows us to quickly discover devices on our network so we can identify foreign devices that have been connected and utilizing our bandwidth.
- We have not really experienced any negative impact with using this powerful too.
Other Software Used
PRTG Network Monitor, SolarWinds NetFlow Traffic Analyzer (NTA), Spiceworks Connectivity Dashboard