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Automated Hypervisor Network Diagnostic Agent
A lightweight, installable agent for Proxmox/Linux that continuously monitors and flags foundational network bottlenecks. It automatically detects 100Mbps physical link negotiations, suboptimal virtual NICs (e.g., e1000 instead of VirtIO), and internal routing issues, alerting the user before they waste time debugging application-layer software.
Why this matters
A lightweight, installable agent for Proxmox/Linux that continuously monitors and flags foundational network bottlenecks. It automatically detects 100Mbps physical link negotiations, suboptimal virtual NICs (e.g., e1000 instead of VirtIO), and internal routing issues, alerting the user before they waste time debugging application-layer software.
- · Built for Homelabbers, prosumers, and SMB Sysadmins using Proxmox or custom Linux hypervisors..
- · Most likely monetization: Freemium (Free for 1 node, $5/mo or $50 lifetime for multi-node/cluster monitoring).
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Headline
Automated Hypervisor Network Diagnostic Agent
Sub-headline
A lightweight, installable agent for Proxmox/Linux that continuously monitors and flags foundational network bottlenecks. It automatically detects 100Mbps physical link negotiations, suboptimal virtual NICs (e.g., e1000 instead of VirtIO), and internal routing issues, alerting the user before they waste time debugging application-layer software.
Who It's For
For Homelabbers, prosumers, and SMB Sysadmins using Proxmox or custom Linux hypervisors.
Feature List
✓ Automated ethtool link speed verification and alerting ✓ VM network adapter auditing (flagging e1000 vs VirtIO) ✓ Automated iperf3 testing between VMs and host ✓ Web dashboard with OSI-model based health checks
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Community Voices
Real quotes from Reddit comments that inspired this opportunity
- “Classic homelab debugging spiral — you touch one thing and end up rebuilding half the stack.”
- “only to discover the real issue was an Ethernet cable negotiating at 100 Mbps.”
- “VM that used e1000 was limited to ~120 mbps. Once I switched to VirtIO-net it went up to 1000 Gbps.”
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