hello everyone,
I was just wondering that what tools do you people use for network auditing. By this I mean that what different applications do you deploy to gather the information of different equipment ( computers + other equipment with a network interface ) on your network ( both hardware and software). I came across AIDA 32 enterprise and network edition[1] and PSTools suite[2] on sysinternals.

Do not forget to mention the links and your experience with the tool. You can mention both shareware and freeware. This thread would definitly earn me some positive antipoints. Lolz....Besides primary reason for this thread is to share your experiences with a reliable and efficient network auditing tool.

P.S. Soon, I ll be requiring AO valuble input towards drafting my backup and security policy ( i will start a separate thread for this soon )....

[1] http://www.filesclub.com/download/aida32_97972.html
[2] http://www.sysinternals.com/ntw2k/fr.../pstools.shtml