Anyone know anything about monitoring software and servers? I am building so
me websites which I plan to use as portals. I was thinking of buying some we
bsite monitoring software so I know how many people have logged onto my webs
ites and when.

I was thinking of using a monitoring software called Whos Visiting but I cou
ld not download it because I needed Internet Information Server 4.0.

My questions is do you recommend any monitoring software and servers? In ord
er to answer my questions you do need to consider certain facts:

1. I will have about 12 websites, these websites are not big they just acts 
as a link to other websites. Some websites are just one page.

2. I am trying to start up a business and eventhough I want a decent server 
I dont want to spend too much.

3. The tools I am using to build my websites are provided by certain compani
es and they will also put my websites on line and host it. If my websites ar
e being hosted by someone else apart from me this means they are using their
 server to host my websites. If I buy a server and the monitoring software w
ill it be impossible for me to use them on my websites since my websites are
 already being hosted by someone else? I hope these questions make sense bas
ically I want means of verifying traffick on my sites just in case these web
sites providers try to rip me off.

Lastly is it possible to use monitoring software without a server? If you ca
n help I would really appreciate it.

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