THWACK Monthly Mission - January 2018

Zoinks! Someone is using up all the bandwidth and causing major slowdowns throughout the whole organization. For this mission, we’re going to need to hop into the whodunit wagon and use Network Performance Monitor (NPM), Network Traffic Analyzer (NTA), and User Device Tracker (UDT) to unmask the inconsiderate bandwidth hog. NPM and NTA combine to form Bandwidth Analyzer Pack, which can detect, diagnose, and resolve network performance issues. UDT allows you to locate users and devices on your network. This groovy trio of network tools will make it easier than ever to stop bandwidth hogs in their tracks.

And they would have gotten away with it, if it weren’t for you meddling THWACKsters!

JANUARY MONTHLY MISSION

Use the mission’s resources to complete the tasks and answer the questions for a chance to win!

Correctly answer each question during the week and you'll be entered for a chance to win the weekly prize.

Correctly answer all 20 questions over the course of the month and you'll be entered for a chance to win the grand prize: Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera

PRIZES

Weekly Prizes & Drawing Dates:

January 15: Phillips Smart Bulb Kit

January 22: CORSAIR Gaming Keyboard & Mouse

January 29: Hyper X Gaming Head Set

February 5: Action Back Pack for GoPro

Grand Prize

February 5: Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera

150 points are being awarded for each correctly answered question. There are 20 questions, which means you can earn a maximum of 3,000 points for this mission.

MISSION SHORTCUT

Complete the mission shortcut to earn an additional 1,000 THWACK

points & enter to win a LEGO Scooby-Doo the Mystery Machine Building Kit!

The shortcut is simple:

1. Download Bandwidth Analyzer Pack.
2. Take a screenshot of the Application Summary Page. (My dashboards> Netflow> Apps)
3. Submit your screenshot below.

*Bonus round* Earn up to an additional 500 THWACK points for screenshots showing all UDT Nodes - Submit bonus screenshots here

MISSION RULES

A new question will open every day (Monday - Friday) starting on January 8, 2018. Once a question has opened, it will remain open until February 4, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. CST. Check the schedule below for exact open/close times.

Weekly Prizes	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Winners
Week 1: Complete questions 1-5 by January 14 to be entered to win: Phillips Smart Bulb Kit
Week 2: Complete questions 6-10 by January 21 to be entered to win: CORSAIR Gaming Keyboard & Mouse
Week 3: Complete questions 11-15 by January 28 to be entered to win: Hyper X Gaming Head Set
Week 4: Complete questions 16-20 by February 4 to be entered to win: Action Back Pack for GoPro
Correctly answer all 20 questions by February 4 and get entered to win the Grand Prize! Nest Cam Indoor Security Camera

Monthly Mission Terms and Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany | Australia

Mission Shortcut Terms and Conditions: US, UK, and Canada | Germany | Australia

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ludovic.mag

Amazing prizes!!! Starting 2018 missions really well!!

FYI the link to "Hyper X Gaming Head Set" sends me to http://www.https.com//www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-Line/dp/B01MTLMV89/ref=dp_ob_title_ce Just remove the http://www.https.com// of the link to make it work.

dodo123

puppy power!!

stupendous

Just a heads up, the Headset link needs a colon adding to it, the correct link is

https://www.amazon.com/HyperX-Cloud-Gaming-Headset-Line/dp/B01MTLMV89/ref=dp_ob_title_ce

Jfrazier

New Year, New Mission !!

halaszj

I have got to win something this month, building a new house, and want to do some IOT to do... c'mon!!!

kmillerusaf

Not sure if anyone else agrees but the orange text on green background in the questions table is a little difficult to see. I do know that the theme of the website includes those colors so I understand why they were used.

asheppard970

Rah, Raggy, re reed ro re rareful ris ronth! Rose retwork randridth randits ran re reary rasty! Rooby, Rooby Roo!

Zoinks! Like, where'd they hide the Scooby Snacks?!

tinmann0715

Oh thank god! I needed something to do...

rschroeder

Oh dear . . . just when I was being weaned away from spending so much time on Thwack . . .

brett.holzhauer

Thank you for letting us know!

brett.holzhauer

Thank you for letting us know!

kremerkm

Like the smart home prizes. Just built a new house and trying to make it smart in every way possible. Got the Nest Thermostat and getting their video doorbell soon. Now just need the camera to go with it!

ecklerwr1

LOL bandwidth shortage is out of control!!!!!!

gundamunit1

This exactly what we need at our company. We have NTA but not using it. I don't think the network team knows how to use it.

dodo123

Yep loving it, i have the ring doorbell that works with the fire stick, Tado thermostat, Hue lights, harmony Hub. Then I got two echo dots for Christmas

So would love the camera and some more lights

robertcbrowning

Happy New Year to everyone

scottmathews

First question of the new year. I'm still at 100%!

tk1271

NO... just no. Scrappy Doo is the blurst!

tk1271

If you don't win you could always DIY all the IoT: Instructables IoT

wabbott

Sorry about that! I chose fashion over function for this one.

It's the same headers we use every month: weekly prizes, Monday - Friday, & names of the winners.

jpizzuco

Let the games begin

Radioteacher

The Scooby Doo theme song is fun to play on the guitar!

Scooby Doo Where Are You ?

Intro : A Bm E repeat three times

A Bm

Scooby dooby do, where are you

E A

We got some work to do now

A Bm

Scooby dooby do, where are you

E A

We need some help from you now

A Bm

Come on scooby doo, I see you

E A

Pretending you got the sliver

A Bm

But you are not fooling me, cause I can see

E A

The way you shake and sliver

You know we got a mistery to solve

So scooby doo be ready for your act

G A

Don`t hold back

And Scooby doo if you come through

A5 D D# E E5 F#5 G#5

You`re going to have yourself a Scooby snack

That`s fact

A Bm

Scooby dooby doo, here are you

E A

You`re ready and you`re willing

A Bm

If we can count on you Scooby doo

E A

I know you`ll catch that villain

Intro : A Bm E repeat three times

D A G G# A D D# E

A……..a……..a………., A…….a……..a……….a………

Copy write to those that have it!

For educational purposes only.

kremerkm

I decided to go with Google Home as I got a new Vizio TV that uses Chromecast and going with Chamberlain Wi-Fi garage doors. I have not had a lot of time to get it all going. Been living out of boxes and working on getting organized before getting it all going.

nick0909

I have the Bandwidth Pack but am too new at this to know which Application Summary you mean exactly... is there an example or a few more tips on how to get there?

superfly

Wow, NTA rocks! It's not hard to use. Just configured up the devices to send the netflow data to the Solarwinds server and it does the rest

kmillerusaf

Ok. I must have never noticed then. Thanks for the reply!

ecklerwr1

I still get a kick out of your new avatar every time I see it Radioteacher!

ecklerwr1

Down in Texas Bandwitdth Hogs are getting so bad even the dogs are freaking out!

A plague of Pigs in Texas! A Plague of Pigs in Texas | Science | Smithsonian

Some of the hunting dogs like this one wear kevlar vests!!!

Jfrazier

A plague of hogs is just about understated...

I have seen a 3 acre site next to camp destroyed(rooted up) overnight...

ecklerwr1

Yeah it really sounds like it's getting out of control and is worse every year.

There’s a saying common to hunters and academics, landowners and government officials—just about anyone in the Southwest: “There’s two kinds of people: those that have wild pigs and those that will have wild pigs.”