Wireless Adapter Monitoring at a Glance
It's essential to have a stable Wi-Fi connection. Our Windows wireless monitoring tool, integrated with OutagesIO, provides real-time insights into wireless network performance. Designed with home users and small IT shops in mind, this tool makes it easy to diagnose and fix Wi-Fi problems without the need for expensive hardware or overly complex software. Why This Tool Matters Wi-Fi issues can...
Monitor Web, Online Services From Inside and Out with Alerts
Monitor your web/online services from the inside and out! Uptime and reachability are crucial in today's digital landscape. No matter what you have online, ensuring those resources are up, running, and reachable is key to success. Reliability issues that are tolerated in the online world wouldn't be acceptable in a brick-and-mortar business. Imagine running a restaurant and having the power turn...
Monitor Your Internet With Raspberry Pi 3A, 3B+, 4, NanoPi, And Other ARM Devices
Automate OutagesIO Internet monitoring on Linux This article has been updated to describe our latest method of installing OutagesIO on your desktop or server. In the previous method, you could have to manually complete a numbaer of steps but now it's easier than ever. The new method involves downloading two files, putting them in the correct directories then running a few commands. Note that you...
Monitor Your Internet With Ubuntu Desktop Or Server
Automate OutagesIO Internet monitoring on Linux This article has been updated to describe our latest method of installing OutagesIO on your desktop or server. In the previous method, you could have to manually complete a numbaer of steps but now it's easier than ever. The new method involves downloading two files, putting them in the correct directories then running a few commands. Note that you...
Monitor Your Internet With Linux Desktop Or Server
Automate OutagesIO Internet monitoring on Linux This article has been updated to describe our latest method of installing OutagesIO on your desktop or server. In the previous method, you could have to manually complete a numbaer of steps but now it's easier than ever. The new method involves downloading two files, putting them in the correct directories then running a few commands. Note that you...
Fix Constantly Changing MAC Addresses Using eMMC
Constantly changing MAC addresses can be quite frustrating. The following two solutions are what we use when working with eMMC based devices such as the NanoPi R5C that we modify for OutagesIO. Method number one The code will try to discover the path and name of the eMMC device and if it cannot auto discover it, it will prompt you for the device name. In the case of the R5C NanoPi, the path is...
ISP Competitor Analysis: Gain a Marketing Edge
Revolutionize your ISP strategy with OutagesIO Imagine having the ability to gain insights into your competitors' performance across various regions, cities, states, and even the entire country. OutagesIO helps ISPs to do just that. See how your competitors are doing in terms of network reliability, disconnections, and speed issues. With this real-time data, you can pinpoint weaknesses in their...
An Alternative To Monitor.io, Monitor-io.com
NOTICE: The Monitor-io device is no longer supported due to a lack of demand. For the previous monitor.io, aka monitor-io.com, customers At OutagesIO.com, we understand that change can be both intriguing and daunting, and that's why we created this short article to address questions that come in from previous monitor-io customers now and then. The two main questions are Is the...
AI Referrals vs Traditional Search Engines
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to advance, it has the potential to significantly impact the visibility and ranking of websites in search results. With the ability to provide highly personalized and relevant results based on user data, AI is changing the game of online search. But what does this mean for new online services and websites that are not well known or able to invest in...
SCI Engineering Inc, costly damages avoided
SCI Engineering Inc., a premier provider of consulting engineering services recently sent us a testimonial. They are using our OutagesIO hardware agent with environment-sensing capabilities. According to their testimonial, the OutagesIO agent alerted them of a temperature issue in the server room that could have caused significant damage to their equipment. Here's an excerpt from their email: "I...
Internet outages independently observed
Adding independently observed Internet outage monitoring could greatly improve a company's ability to not only prevent extended downtime but even pre-empt potential problems. Monitoring Internet problems from each location can provide a number of benefits over centralized monitoring. One key advantage is that it can allow for a more granular and localized view of Internet outages and problems....
Internet delivery accountability, how to obtain it
Internet delivery accountability becomes critical as more traditional infrastructure gets moved to the Internet. Consumers and businesses find themselves not only dependent on their ISP but even at risk if the provider is not highly reliable. Remote employees can get into trouble if they miss critical deadlines or suffer too much Internet downtime. VoIP phones, media devices, and other...