Monitor What's Installed/Active Across Network

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TechieSooner

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Basically have a SMB network with some remote locations.

I'd love to be able to monitor what is installed at all these machines.

How can I do this? I don't want some of this spy software that does anything, I just want something behind the scenes that can tell me what's going onto company machines. If anything like LimeWire crops up, I know to go install it.

Suggestions?

Also something that I can point to a "reporting server" would be good, that way I can setup the remote clients the same way, and open the ports on the router to the server.
 
Spiceworks is supposed to do exactly what you are wanting. I tried using it on my network of about 40 pc's though and it only identified a couple computers/devices. However, I am not in a domain environment. That could be the problem. For it to search the computers, if I remember correctly, you have to have administrative rights.
 
Sasiki said:
Spiceworks is supposed to do exactly what you are wanting. I tried using it on my network of about 40 pc's though and it only identified a couple computers/devices. However, I am not in a domain environment. That could be the problem. For it to search the computers, if I remember correctly, you have to have administrative rights.
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Correct ... so either setup a domain, or make a service account on all of the computers.
 
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