OptiView XG [EOL] pros and cons

Name: OptiView XG [EOL]
Brand: NETSCOUT
Rating: 4.3 (38 reviews)

Vendor: NETSCOUT

4.3 out of 5

38 reviews
89% willing to recommend

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OptiView XG [EOL] Pros review quotes

it_user108435

Network Engineer at a university with 501-1,000 employees

Apr 29, 2014

I've switched to Fluke Networks products because having an all-in-one tool is more convenient, and the way information is presented makes it easier to share knowledge.

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it_user138162

Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Jul 7, 2014

It has streamlined and simplified troubleshooting complex networking problems that would be nearly impossible to uncover with other products.

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it_user147555

Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Aug 25, 2014

With this product there is no longer a need to spend hours and hours solving problems related to networks.

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it_user368679

Sr. System Tech at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

Jan 12, 2016

For me, just resolving our one VLAN problem really makes it worth it.

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it_user479022

Telecom Project Leader at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 12, 2016

We use it for all of our predictive Wi-Fi designs, and we get standards reports so we're able to do more of the designs more quickly and more consistently.

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it_user479514

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Dec 14, 2016

We were able to find out that there was actually double acknowledgments coming from one of the devices, and we were able to share that with the coders and ultimately get it fixed.

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it_user480723

Network Admin at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 15, 2016

We used different solutions, such as Wireshark, but they had limitations, and this brought everything to one solution.

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it_user480744

Network Administrator at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 17, 2016

I think it cuts down the time to resolution drastically for an environment that would not have the ability to do these packet captures.

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it_user480750

Network Specialist II at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 17, 2016

When we do a capture, it gives us the details of where the problem is and what it could be.

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it_user260031

Failure Analysis Manager at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 5, 2016

It allows us to be able to troubleshoot, predominantly in the field, with the tools that we would normally have in the lab.

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OptiView XG [EOL] Cons review quotes

it_user108435

Network Engineer at a university with 501-1,000 employees

Apr 29, 2014

With the cost it's hard to justify having more than one in our school.

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it_user138162

Technical Specialist at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

Jul 7, 2014

The price could come down quite a bit.

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it_user147555

Systems Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Aug 25, 2014

I think that the discovery of a network can be improved if the OptiView would recognize more kinds of devices independent of the manufacturer.

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it_user368679

Sr. System Tech at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

Jan 12, 2016

I haven't been able to really get the mobile app to function right, but that's minor.

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it_user479022

Telecom Project Leader at a transportation company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 12, 2016

Also, the overall weight of the product is a lot to carry around for a long period of time.

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it_user479514

Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Dec 14, 2016

We found that when we used the wireless section of the AirMagnet, we used to have a laptop dedicated to AirMagnet and it actually ran smoother on the laptop.

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it_user480723

Network Admin at a engineering company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 15, 2016

The reports I got back from the guys I sent to training said the guy spent more time telling stories, war stories and that type, rather than actual training about the product.

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it_user480744

Network Administrator at a tech company with 10,001+ employees

Jul 17, 2016

The biggest is that the storage space is very limited. I'd like the ability to capture more data.

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it_user480750

Network Specialist II at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Jul 17, 2016

We use the tablet version, and I'd like it to have a longer battery.

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it_user260031