RFC 1470
FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices
Network Working Group R. Enger Request for Comments: 1470 ANS FYI: 2 J. Reynolds Obsoletes: 1147 ISI Editors June 1993 FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets and Interconnected Devices Status of this Memo This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Abstract The goal of this FYI memo is to provide an update to FYI 2, RFC 1147 [1], which provided practical information to site administrators and network managers. New and/or updated tools are listed in this RFC. Additonal descriptions are welcome, and should be sent to: noctools- entries@merit.edu. Introduction A static document cannot incorporate references to the latest tools nor recent revisions to the older catalog entries. To provide a more timely and responsive information source, the NOCtools catalog is available on-line via the Internet and Usenet. news comp.networks.noctools ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu:/doc/noctools Because of publication delays and other factors, some of the entries in this catalog may be out of date. The reader is urged to consult the on-line service to obtain the most up-to-date information. The index provided in this document reflects the current contents of the on-line documentation. The NOCtools2 Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) has compiled this revised catalog. Future revisions will be incorporated into the on-line NOCtools catalog. The reader is encouraged to submit new or revised entries for (near-immediate) electronic publication.
The tools described in this catalog are in no way endorsed by the IETF. For the most part, we have neither evaluated the tools in this catalog, nor validated their descriptions. Most of the descriptions of commercial tools have been provided by vendors. Caveat Emptor. Acknowledgements This catalog is the result of work on the part of the NOCTools2 Working Group of the User Services Area of the IETF. The following individuals made especially notable contributions: Chris Myers, Darren Kinley, Gary Malkin, Mohamed Ellozy, and Mike Patton. Current Postings The current contents of the NOCtools catalog may be retrieved via anonymous FTP from wuarchive.wustl.edu. The entries are stored as individual files in the directory /doc/noctools. "No-Writeups" Appendix This section contains references to tools which are known to exist, but which have not been fully cataloged. If anyone wishes to author an entry for one of these tools please contact us at: noctools-request@merit.edu Keep in mind that if these or other tools are included in the future, they will be available in the on-line version of the catalog. Each mention is separated by a <form-feed> for improved readability. If you intend to actually print-out this section of the catalog, then you should probably strip-out the <ff>. How to Submit/Update an Entry 1) review the template included below to determine what information you will need to collect, 2) review the keywords to see what your indexing options are, 3) assemble (update) catalog entry to include results of 1) and 2). 4) Submit your entry using either of the following two methods: a) Post your submission to: comp.internet.noctools.submissions b) Email your submission to: noctools-entries@merit.edu New entries will be circulated automatically upon reception. As time permits, the NOCtools editors will review recent submissions and incorporate them into the master indexes. Enquiries regarding the
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TEMPLATE NAME <tool-name> KEYWORDS [<keyword-A1>[,<keyword-A2>[,...,<keyword-An>]]]; [<keyword-B1>[,<keyword-B2>[,...,<keyword-Bn>]]]; [<keyword-C1>[,<keyword-C2>[,...,<keyword-Cn>]]]; [<keyword-D1>[,<keyword-D2>[,...,<keyword-Dn>]]]; [<keyword-E1>[,<keyword-E2>[,...,<keyword-En>]]]. ABSTRACT <summary of the tool> <summary of the tool> <summary of the tool> MECHANISM <high level technical details of how it works> <high level technical details of how it works> <high level technical details of how it works> CAVEATS <any warnings or cautions> <any warnings or cautions> <any warnings or cautions> BUGS <any warnings or cautions> <any warnings or cautions> <any warnings or cautions> LIMITATIONS <any warnings or cautions> <any warnings or cautions> <any warnings or cautions> HARDWARE REQUIRED <list any hardware requirements> <list any hardware requirements> <list any hardware requirements>
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
<list any software requirements>
<list any software requirements>
<list any software requirements>
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
<How to acquire the tool.>
<Location/Contact Info to access/obtain tool>
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
<Contact info for person responsible for catalog entry>
DATE OF MOST RECENT UPDATE TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
<YYMMDD>
Keywords
This catalog uses "keywords" for terse characterizations of the
tools. Keywords are abbreviated attributes of a tool or its use. To
allow cross-comparison of tools, uniform keyword definitions have
been developed, and are given below. Following the definitions,
there is an index of catalog entries by keyword.
Keyword Definitions
The keywords are always listed in a prefined order, sorted first by
the general category into which they fall, and then alphabetically.
The categories that have been defined for management tool keywords
are:
o the general management area to which a tool
relates or a tool's functional role;
o the network resources or components that are
managed;
o the mechanisms or methods a tool uses to
perform its functions;
o the operating system and hardware environment
of a tool; and
o the characteristics of a tool as a hardware
product or software release.
The keywords used to describe the general management area or
functional role of a tool are:
Alarm
a reporting/logging tool that can trigger on specific
events within a network.
Analyzer
a traffic monitor that reconstructs and interprets pro-
tocol messages that span several packets.
Benchmark
a tool used to evaluate the performance of network com-
ponents.
Control
a tool that can change the state or status of a remote
network resource.
Debugger
a tool that by generating arbitrary packets and moni-
toring traffic, can drive a remote network component to
various states and record its responses.
Generator
a traffic generation tool.
Manager
a distributed network management system or system com-
ponent.
Map
a tool that can discover and report a system's topology
or configuration.
Reference
a tool for documenting MIB structure or system confi-
guration.
Routing
a packet route discovery tool.
Security
a tool for analyzing or reducing threats to security.
Status
a tool that remotely tracks the status of network com-
ponents.
Traffic
a tool that monitors packet flow.
The keywords used to identify the network resources or components
that a tool manages are:
Bridge
a tool for controlling or monitoring LAN bridges.
CHAOS
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the CHAOS protocol suite or network components that use
it.
DECnet
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the DECnet protocol suite or network components that
use it.
DNS
a Domain Name System debugging tool.
Ethernet
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on ethernet LANs.
FDDI
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on FDDI LANs or WANs.
IP
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the TCP/IP protocol suite or network components that
use it.
OSI
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the OSI protocol suite or network components that use
it.
NFS
a Network File System debugging tool.
Ring
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on Token Ring LANs.
SMTP
an SMTP debugging tool.
Star
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on StarLANs.
The keywords used to describe a tool's mechanism are:
CMIS
a network management system or component based on
CMIS/CMIP, the Common Management Information System and
Protocol.
Curses
a tool that uses the "curses" tty interface package.
Eavesdrop
a tool that silently monitors communications media
(e.g., by putting an ethernet interface into "promiscu-
ous" mode).
NMS
the tool is a component of or queries a Network Manage-
ment System.
Ping
a tool that sends packet probes such as ICMP echo mes-
sages; to help distinguish tools, we do not consider
NMS queries or protocol spoofing (see below) as probes.
Proprietary
a distributed tool that uses proprietary communications
techniques to link its components.
RMON
a tool which employs the RMON extensions to SNMP.
SNMP
a network management system or component based on SNMP,
the Simple Network Management Protocol.
Spoof
a tool that tests operation of remote protocol modules
by peer-level message exchange.
X
a tool that uses X-Windows.
The keywords used to describe a tool's operating environment are:
DOS
a tool that runs under MS-DOS.
HP
a tool that runs on Hewlett-Packard systems.
Macintosh
a tool that runs on Macintosh personal computers.
OS/2
a tool that runs under the OS/2 operating system.
Standalone
an integrated hardware/software tool that requires only
a network interface for operation.
Sun
a tool that runs on Sun Microsystems platforms.
(binary distribution built for use on a Sun.)
UNIX
a tool that runs under 4.xBSD UNIX or related OS.
VMS
a tool that runs under DEC's VMS operating system.
The keywords used to describe a tool's characteristics as a hardware
or software acquisition are:
Free
a tool is available at no charge, though other restric-
tions may apply (tools that are part of an OS distribu-
tion but not otherwise available are not listed as
"free").
Library
a tool packaged with either an Application Programming
Interface (API) or object-level subroutines that may be
loaded with programs.
Sourcelib
a collection of source code (subroutines) upon which
developers may construct other tools.
Tools Indexed by Keywords Following is an index of the most up-to-date catalog entries sorted by keyword, which is available via: news comp.networks.noctools.tools ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu:/doc/noctool This index can be used to locate the tools with a particular attribute: tools are listed under each keyword that characterizes them. The keywords and the subordinate lists of tools under them are in alphabetical order. Alarm ----- CMIP Library Dual Manager Eagle EMANATE EtherMeter LanProbe LANWatch MONET NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NETMON for Windows NETscout NOCOL SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research snmpd from Empire Technologies SpiderMonitor XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetmon from Wellfleet Analyzer -------- LANVista LANWatch NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NETscout PacketView Sniffer SpiderMonitor
Benchmark --------- hammer & anvil iozone LADDIS LANVista nhfsstone SPIMS spray ttcp XNETMON from SNMP Research CMIS ---- CMIP library Generic Managed System MIB Browser Control ------- CMIP Library Dual Manager Eagle MIB Manager from Empire Technologies MONET NETMON for Windows proxyd SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System snmpd from Empire Technologies TokenVIEW XNETMON from SNMP Research Debugger -------- Ethernet Box II LANVista NetMetrix Traffic Generator ping from UCB SPIMS XNETMON from SNMP Research Generator --------- hammer & anvil LADDIS LANVista
NetMetrix Traffic Generator nhfsstone ping ping from UCB Sniffer SpiderMonitor spray TTCP Manager ------- Beholder CMIP Library CMU SNMP Distribution decaddrs by Wellfleet Dual Manager EMANATE Ethernet Box II getone by Wellfleet Interactive Network Map LanProbe LANVista MIB Manager from Empire Technologies MONET NetLabs CMOT Agent NetLabs SNMP Agent NETMON for Windows NETscout NNStat NOCOL OverVIEW SAS/CPE for Open Systems Software SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System snmpd from Empire Technologies tokenview Tricklet Wollongong-Manager XNETMON from SNMP Research XNETMON from Wellfleet xnetperfmon Map --- decaddrs by Wellfleet Dual Manager
etherhostprobe EtherMeter Interactive Network Map LanProbe NETMON for Windows Network Integrator I NPRV SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research XNETMON by SNMP Research XNETMON by Wellfleet Reference --------- EMANATE ethernet-codes HyperMIB MIB Manager from Empire Technologies XNETMON Routing ------- arp decaddrs by Wellfleet etherhostprobe getone by Wellfleet hopcheck MONET net_monitor NETMON for Windows netstat NPRV ping from UCB query traceroute Security -------- Computer Security Checklist Dual Manager Eagle EMANATE LAN Patrol SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research XNETMON by SNMP Research xnetperfmon
Status ------ Beholder CMIP Library CMU SNMP DiG dnsstats doc Dual Manager EMANATE fping getone by Wellfleet host Internet Rover lamers LanProbe mconnect MONET net_monitor Netlabs CMOT Agent Netlabs SNMP Agent NETscout NNStat NOCOL NPRV OverVIEW ping ping from UCB proxyd from SNMP Research SAS/CPE SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System PSI SNMP snmpd from Empire Technologies snmpd from SNMP Research TokenVIEW Tricklet vrfy XNETMON by SNMP Research xnetmon by Wellfleet xnetperfmon xup
Traffic ------- etherfind EtherMeter Ethernet Box II EtherView getethers LAN Patrol LanProbe LANVista LANWatch ENTM MONET NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator NETMON by Mitre NETscout netwatch Network Integrator I nfswatch nhfsstone NNStat ositrace PacketView Sniffer SpiderMonitor spray tcpdump tcplogger trpt ttcp XNETMON by SNMP Research Bridge ------ decaddrs by Wellfleet EMANATE MIB Manager from Empire Technologies MONET proxyd by SNMP Research SAS/CPE SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System snmpd from SNMP Research XNETMON from SNMP Research
CHAOS ----- Interactive Network Map LANWatch DECnet ------ decaddrs by Wellfleet LANVista LANWatch MONET net_monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NETMON for Windows NETscout Sniffer SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SpiderMonitor XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research DNS --- DiG dnsstats doc lamers LANWatch NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NOCOL Ethernet -------- arp Beholder Eagle EMANATE etherfind etherhostprobe EtherMeter Ethernet Box II ethernet-codes EtherView getethers LAN Patrol LanProbe LANVista LANWatch
ENTM Interactive Network Map MONET NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator NETMON for Windows NETscout netwatch Network Integrator I nfswatch NNStat PacketView proxyd from SNMP Research SAS/CPE Sniffer SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research SpiderMonitor tcpdump XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research FDDI ---- EMANATE ethernet-codes NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator nfswatch SAS/CPE SNMP Libraries and utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research XNETMON from SNMP Research IP -- arp CMU SNMP Dual Manager Eagle EMANATE etherfind
etherhostprobe EtherView fping getone from Wellfleet hammer & anvil hopcheck Internet Rover LanProbe LANVista LANWatch ENTM Interactive Network Map MIB Manager from Empire Technologies MONET net_monitor Netlabs CMOT Agent Netlabs SNMP Agent NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator NETMON by Mitre NETMON for Windows NETscout netstat netwatch nfswatch nhfsstone NNStat NOCOL NPRV OverVIEW PacketView ping ping from UCB proxyd from SNMP Research query SAS/CPE SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research PSI SNMP snmpd from Empire Technologies snmpd from SNMP Research PSI SNMP SpiderMonitor SPIMS spray tcpdump
tcplogger traceroute trpt ttcp XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetmon from Wellfleet xnetperfmon from SNMP Research OSI --- CMIP Library Dual Manager EMANATE LANVista LANWatch Netlabs CMOT Agent NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NETMON for Windows NETscout NOCOL ositrace proxyd from SNMP Research SAS/CPE Sniffer SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research SpiderMonitor SPIMS XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research NFS --- etherfind EtherView iozone LADDIS NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NETscout nfswatch nhfsstone Sniffer tcpdump
Ring ---- Eagle EMANATE Interactive Network Map LANVista LANWatch NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator NETMON by Mitre NETMON for Windows NETscout netwatch PacketView proxyd from SNMP Research Sniffer SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research TokenVIEW XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research SMTP ---- host Internet Rover LANWatch mconnect NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer Sniffer vrfy Star ---- EMANATE Interactive Network Map LAN Patrol LANWatch NETMON for Windows NETscout proxyd from SNMP Research Sniffer SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research
XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research Curses ------ Eagle Internet Rover net_monitor nfswatch NOCOL PSI SNMP Eavesdrop --------- etherfind Ethernet Box II EtherView LAN Patrol LANVista LANWatch ENTM NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetNetrix Traffic Generator NETMON from Mitre NETscout netwatch nfswatch NNStat OSITRACE PacketView Sniffer SpiderMonitor tcplogger trpt NMS --- CMU SNMP decaddrs from Wellfleet Dual Manager EMANATE EtherMeter Ethernet Box II getone from Wellfleet Interactive Network Map MONET
Netlabs CMOT Agent Netlabs SNMP Agent NETMON for Windows NETscout NNStat NOCOL OverVIEW proxyd from SNMP Research SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research PSI SNMP snmpd from Empire Technologies snmpd from SNMP Research TokenVIEW XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetmon from Wellfleet xnetperfmon from SNMP Research Ping ---- etherhostprobe fping getethers hopcheck Interactive Network Map Internet Rover LANWatch net_monitor NOCOL NPRV ping ping from UCB spray traceroute ttcp XNETMON from SNMP Research xup Proprietary ----------- Eagle EtherMeter Ethernet Box II LanProbe LANVista TokenVIEW
RMON ---- Beholder SNMP ---- Beholder CMU SNMP decaddrs from Wellfleet Dual Manager EMANATE getone from Wellfleet Interactive Network Map MIB Manager from Empire Technologies MONET Netlabs SNMP Agent NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator NETMON for Windows NETscout NOCOL OverVIEW proxyd from SNMP Research SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research PSI SNMP snmpd from Empire Technologies snmpd from SNMP Research Wollongong-Manager XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetmon from Wellfleet xnetperfmon from SNMP Research Spoof ----- DiG doc Internet Rover host LADDIS mconnect nhfsstone NOCOL query SPIMS
vrfy X - Dual Manager Interactive Network Map MIB Manager from Empire Technologies NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator SAS/CPE PSI SNMP XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research xup DEC --- Wollongong-Manager DOS --- Computer Security Checklist Ethernet Box II hammer & anvil hopcheck iozone LAN Patrol LANVista netmon NETMON for Windows netwatch OverVIEW PacketView ping SAS/CPE SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research TokenVIEW Wollongong-Manager xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
HP -- iozone SAS/CPE xup Macintosh --------- HyperMIB OS/2 ---- Beholder Tricklet Standalone ---------- LANVista Sniffer SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research SpiderMonitor Sun --- Avatar SunSNMPD Wollongong Manager UNIX ---- arp CMIP Library CMU SNMP decaddrs from Wellfleet DiG doc dnsstats Eagle etherfind etherhostprobe EtherView fping getethers getone from Wellfleet host Interactive Network Map Internet Rover iozone LADDIS
lamers mconnect MIB Manager from Empire Technologies MONET net_monitor Dual Manager NetMetrix Load Monitor NetMetrix NFS Monitor NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator NETMON from Mitre NETscout netstat Network Integrator I nfswatch nhfsstone NNStat NOCOL OSITRACE ping ping from UCB proxyd from SNMP Research query SAS/CPE SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research PSI SNMP snmpd from Empire Technologies snmpd from SNMP Research SPIMS spray tcpdump tcplogger traceroute Tricklet trpt ttcp vrfy XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetmon from Wellfleet xnetperfmon from SNMP Research VMS --- arp ENTM
fping net_monitor netstat NPRV ping SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research tcpdump traceroute ttcp xnetperfmon from SNMP Research Free ---- arp Beholder CMIP Library CMU SNMP Distribution DiG dnsstats doc ENTM fping getethers hammer & anvil hopcheck host Interactive Network Map Internet Rover iozone lamers net_monitor netmon from Mitre netstat netwatch nfswatch nhfsstone NNStat NOCOL NPRV OSITRACE PING ping from UCB query SNMP Development Kit tcpdump tcplogger traceroute Tricklet
trpt ttcp vrfy Library ------- CMIP Library CMU SNMP Dual Manager NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer NetMetrix Traffic Generator proxyd from SNMP Research SAS/CPE Sourcelib --------- Beholder CMIP Library CMU SNMP EMANATE HyperMIB Interactive Network Map Internet Rover LANWatch MIB Manager from Empire Technologies net_monitor NETMON for Windows NOCOL proxyd from SNMP Research SNMP Development Kit SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research snmpd from SNMP Research SpiderMonitor Tricklet XNETMON from SNMP Research xnetperfmon from SNMP Research Tool Descriptions This section is an updated collection of brief descriptions of tools for managing TCP/IP internets. These entries are in alphabetical order, by tool name. The entries all follow a standard format. Immediately after the NAME of a tool are its associated KEYWORDS. Keywords are terse descriptions of the purposes or attributes of a tool. A more
detailed description of a tool's purpose and characteristics is given in the ABSTRACT section. The MECHANISM section describes how a tool works. In CAVEATS, warnings about tool use are given. In BUGS, known bugs or bug-report procedures are given. LIMITATIONS describes the boundaries of a tool's capabilities. HARDWARE REQUIRED and SOFTWARE REQUIRED relate the operational environment a tool needs. Finally, in AVAILABILITY, pointers to vendors, online repositories, or other sources for a tool are given. Where tool names conflict, the vendor name is used as well. For example, MITRE, and SNMP Research each submitted an updated description of a tool called, "NETMON". These tools were independently developed, are functionally different, and run in different environments. MITRE's tool is listed as "NETMON_MITRE," and the tool from SNMP Research as "NETMON_WINDOWS_SNMP_RESEARCH".
Internet Tool Catalog ARP
NAME
arp
KEYWORDS
routing; ethernet, IP;; UNIX, VMS; free.
ABSTRACT
Arp displays and can modify the internet-to-ethernet
address translations tables used by ARP, the address
resolution protocol.
MECHANISM
The arp program accesses operating system memory to
read the ARP data structures.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Only the super user can modify ARP entries.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
BSD UNIX or related OS, or VMS.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
Available via anonymous FTP from uunet.uu.net, in
directory bsd-sources/src/etc. Available with 4.xBSD
UNIX and related operating systems. For VMS, available
as part of TGV MultiNet IP software package, as well as
Wollongong's WIN/TCP and Process Software Corporation's
TCPware for VMS.
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
This entry maintained by the NOCtools editors.
Send email to noctools-request@merit.edu.
Internet Tool Catalog AVATAR-SNMP-TOOLKIT
NAME
SNMP Application Development Toolkit
KEYWORDS
manager;;SNMP;;sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
snmpapi is an api toolkit for developing SNMP
applications and agents. The toolkit is simple and
very fast that can be used for any type of
application. It is very well suited for embedded
systems such as bridges or routers. An example MIB II
agent for Sun Sparcstations is provided. snmpapi is
distributed in source form only.
MECHANISM
snmpapi is a library of C functions.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
AVAILABILITY
Available now. For more information, send e-mail to
info@avatar.com.
Internet Tool Catalog AVATAR-SUNSNMPD
NAME
sunsnmpd
KEYWORDS
manager;;snmp;sun;.
ABSTRACT
sunsnmpd is a fully supported SNMP agent with MIB II
support for Sun Sparscations running SunOS 4.1 or
higher. sunsnmpd supports both SNMP GET and SET
operations.
MECHANISM
sundnmpd is a daemon process which starts up at boot
time from the rc.local file. It uses /dev/kmem to access
kernel structures.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Must be started by a super user.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Sun Sparcstations.
AVAILABILITY
Available now. Site licensing only. For more information,
send e-mail to info@avatar.com.
Internet Tool Catalog ChameLAN-100
NAME
ChameLAN 100
KEYWORDS
analyzer, benchmark, debugger, generator, map,
reference, status, traffic; bridge, DECnet, ethernet,
FDDI, IP, OSI, NFS, ring; eavesdrop, SNMP, X;
standalone, UNIX.
ABSTRACT
Tekelec's ChameLAN 100 is a portable diagnostic system
for monitoring and simulation of FDDI, Ethernet and
Token Ring networks -- simultaneously. Protocol
analysis of multiple topologies, as well as mixed
topoloies simultaneously, is a key feature of
the product family. Tekelec's proprietary FDDI
hardware guarantees complete real-time analysis of
networks and network components at the full ring
bandwidth of 125 Mbps. It passively connects to the
network and captures 100 percent of the data, measures
performance and isolates real-time problems.
The simulation option offers full bandwidth load
generation that allows you to create and simulate any
network condition. It gives you the ability to inject
errors and misformed frames. A set of
confidence tests allow simple evaluation of new
equipment. A ring map feature displays network
topology and status of all nodes via the SMT
process.
Monitoring of FDDI, Ethernet and Token Ring allows the
user to: view network status in real time; view
network, node, or node pair statistics; capture
frames; control capture using trigger and filter
capabilities; view real-time statistics; view captured
frames in decoded format; and view the last frame
transmitted by each station.
The following Real-Time Network Statistics of FDDI,
Ethernet and Token Ring networks is displayed: frame
rate, runts, byte rate, jabbers, CRC/align errors, and
collisions.
Product developers can use the ChameLAN 100 to observe
and control various events to help debug their FDDI,
Ethernet and Token Ring products. End users can
perform real-time monitoring to test and
diagnose problems that may occur when developing,
installing or managing FDDI, Ethernet and Token Ring
networks and network products. End users can use the
ChameLAN 100 to aid in the installation and
maintenance of Ethernet and Token Ring networks. To
isolate specific network trouble spots the ChameLAN
100 uses filtering and triggering techniques for data
capture. Higher level protocol decode includes
TCP/IP, OSI and DECnet protocol suites. Protocol
decode of IPX, SNMP, XTP, and AppleTalk are also
supported. Development of additional protocol decodes
is also under development. The ChameLAN 100 family
also offers a Protocol Management Development System
(PMDS) that enables users to develop custom protocol
decode suites.
The FDDI, Ethernet and Token Ring hardware interfaces
feature independent processing power. Real-time data
is monitored unobtrusively at full bandwidth without
affecting network activity. Real-time data may also
be saved to a 120MB or optional 200MB hard disk drive
for later analysis. FDDI data is captured at 125 megabits
per second (Mbps), Ethernet at 10 Mbps and Token Ring
at 4 or 16 Mbps.
MECHANISM
This portable, standalone unit incorporates the power
of UNIX, X-Windows and Motif. Its UNIX-based
programming interface facilitates development of
customized monitoring and simulation applications. The
ChameLAN 100 may connect to the network at any
location using standard equipment. Standard graphical
Motif/X-Windows and TCP/IP allow remote control
through Ethernet and 10Base T interfaces. Tekelec
also offers a rackmounted model -- ChameLAN 100-X.
Both models can be controlled via a Sun Workstation
remotely.
CAVEATS
none.
BUGS
none known.
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