Fluke Networks Etherscope vs. MxToolBox

We used ours mainly to test the wireless. Wireless could be several different things so the preconfigured tests on this device allowed us to quickly eliminate certain areas and allowed us to focus on the real problem. It’s easy enough a PC Technician could use it.

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We had a scenario where one company could not send us an email, our spam filter was unable to resolve and therefore deemed it greylisted. With MXToolBox I was able to determine their DMARC was not set up correctly with their provider causing this and helped them see the reason for failure with a short report from MXToolBox, giving them some guidance as to how to resolve it themselves.

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• 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.

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• External DNS record lookups
• Verifying if a domain has been blacklisted
• Provides mail-flow monitoring and alerting

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• Battery life
• Touch screen is slow to respond.
• Operating System is slow.

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• Adding the ability to send test messages from the site
• It is possible to create a temporary inbox to check the receipt of e-mails
• Dark mode

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We briefly tested a NetAlly LSPRNTR-300 LinkSprinter 300 Network Tester with WIFI and Distance to Cable Fault Indication and it was a worthy testing unit it but we quickly discovered that it did not offer the large range of testing in both the copper and fiber network drops, nor was it as complete with regard to wireless testing. But in it's defense it was not quite as pricy as the Fluke.

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While I do not use other tools as this one provides everything i need. I find that MXToolbox provides a better experience through their clean UI, there is not a flood of popups, or other unrelated information that impacts the trustworthy nature of the web site. Other Solutions could learn from these guys on how to keep a tool clean and efficient.

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• Very expensive for small business or school districts.
• Battery Life is terrible not able to use it for an entire day.

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• On many occasions we have noticed problems and reported then to a client before they knew it was a problem. Customers really appreciate that
• Keeps our customers coming back to us as they know we help keep an eye on their uptime and availability

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