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Network Working Group Request for Comments: 1470 FYI: 2 Obsoletes: 1147 |
R. Enger ANS J. Reynolds ISI Editors June 1993 FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog: |
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
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.
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Because of publication delays and other factors, some of the entries in this catalog may be out of date.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.
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.
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>.
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
status of a submission should be E-Mailed to:
noctools-request@merit.edu
Those submitting an entry to the catalog should insure that any E- mail addresses provided are correct and functional. Either the catalog editors or prospective users of your tool may wish to reach you.
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>
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.
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:
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.
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
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.
LIMITATIONS
none reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
None. The ChameLAN 100 is a self-contained unit, and
includes its own interface cards. It installs
into a network with standard interface
connectors.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
None.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL The ChameLAN 100 product famil y is available commercially. For more information or a free demo, call or write:
1.800.tek.elec
Tekelec
26580 West Agoura Road
Calabasas, CA 91302
Phone: 818.880.5656
Fax: 818.880.6993
The ChameLAN 100 is listed on the GSA schedule.
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
Todd Koch
Public Relations Specialist
818.880.7718
Internet: todd.koch@tekelec.com
Internet Tool Catalog CMU_SNMP
NAME
The CMU SNMP Distribution
KEYWORDS
manager, status; IP; NMS, SNMP; UNIX; free, sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
The CMU SNMP Distribution includes source code for an
SNMP agent, several SNMP client applications, an ASN.1
library, and supporting documentation.
The agent compiles into about 10 KB of 68000 code. The distribution includes a full agent that runs on a Kinetics FastPath2/3/4, and is built into the KIP appletalk/ethernet gateway. The machine independent portions of this agent also run on CMU's IBM PC/AT based router.
The applications are designed to be useful in the real
world. Information is collected and presented in a
useful format and is suitable for everyday status
monitoring. Input and output are interpreted
symbolically. The tools can be used without
referencing the RFCs.
MECHANISM
SNMP.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None reported. Send bug reports to
sw0l+snmp@andrew.cmu.edu. ("sw0l" is "ess double-you
zero ell.")
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
The KIP gateway agent runs on a Kinetics FastPath2/3/4.
Otherwise, no restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
The code was written with efficiency and portability in
mind. The applications compile and run on the follow-
ing systems: IBM PC/RT running ACIS Release 3, Sun3/50 running SUNOS 3.5, and the DEC microVax running Ultrix 2.2. They are expected to run on any system with a Berkeley socket interface.
AVAILABILITY
This distribution is copyrighted by CMU, but may be
used and sold without permission. Consult the copy-
right notices for further information. The distribu-
tion is available by anonymous FTP from the host
lancaster.andrew.cmu.edu (128.2.13.21) as the files
pub/cmu-snmp.9.tar, and pub/kip-snmp.9.tar. The former
includes the libraries and the applications, and the
latter is the KIP SNMP agent.
Please direct questions, comments, and bug reports to sw0l+snmp@andrew.cmu.edu. ("sw0l" is "ess double-you zero ell.") If you pick up this package, please send a note to the above address, so that you may be notified of future enhancements/changes and additions to the set of applications (several are planned).
Internet Tool Catalog COMPUTER-SECURITY-CHECKLIST
NAME
Computer Security Checklist
KEYWORDS
security; DOS.
ABSTRACT
This program consists of 858 computer security ques-
tions divided up in thirteen sections. The program
presents the questions to the user and records their
responses. After answering the questions in one of the
thirteen sections, the user can generate a report from
the questions and the user's answers. The thirteen
sections are: telecommunications security, physical
access security, personnel security, systems develop-
ment security, security awareness and training prac-
tices, organizational and management security, data and
program security, processing and operations security,
ergonomics and error prevention, environmental secu-
rity, and backup and recovery security.
The questions are weighted as to their importance, and the report generator can sort the questions by weight. This way the most important issues can be tackled first.
MECHANISM
The questions are displayed on the screen and the user
is prompted for a single keystroke reply. When the end
of one of the thirteen sections is reached, the answers
are written to a disk file. The question file and the
answer file are merged to create the report file.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
DOS operating system.
AVAILABILITY
A commercial product available from:
Internet Tool Catalog CMIP-LIBRARY
NAME
CMIP Library
KEYWORDS
manager; osi; cmis; unix; free, sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
The CMIP Library implements the functionality of the Common Management Information Service/Protocol as in the full international standards (ISO 9595, ISO 9596) published in 1990. It is designed to work with the ISODE package and can act as a building block for the construction of CMIP-based agent and manager applications.
MECHANISM
The CMIP library uses ISO ROS, ACSE and ASN.1
presentation, as implemented in ISODE, to provide its
service.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None known.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Has been tested on SUN 3 and SUN 4 architectures.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
The ISODE protocol suite, BSD UNIX.
AVAILABILITY
The CMIP library and related management tools built
upon it, known as OSIMIS (OSI Management Information
Service), are publicly available from University
College London, England via FTP and FTAM. To obtain
information regarding a copy send email to
osimis-request@cs.ucl.ac.uk or call +44 71 380 7366.
Internet Tool Catalog DECADDRS
NAME
decaddrs, decaroute, decnroute, xnsroutes, bridgetab
KEYWORDS
manager, map, routing; bridge, DECnet; NMS, SNMP; UNIX.
ABSTRACT
These commands display private MIB information from
Wellfleet systems. They retrieve and format for
display values of one or several MIB variables from the
Wellfleet Communications private enterprise MIB, using
the SNMP (RFC1098). In particular these tools are used
to examine the non-IP modules (DECnet, XNS, and Bridg-
ing) of a Wellfleet system.
Decaddrs displays the DECnet configuration of a Wellfleet system acting as a DECnet router, showing the static parameters associated with each DECnet inter- face. Decaroute and decnroute display the DECnet inter-area and intra-area routing tables (that is area routes and node routes). Xnsroutes displays routes known to a Wellfleet system acting as an XNS router. Bridgetab displays the bridge forwarding table with the disposition of traffic arriving from or directed to each station known to the Wellfleet bridge module. All these commands take an IP address as the argument and can specify an SNMP community for the retrieval. One SNMP query is performed for each row of the table. Note that the Wellfleet system must be operating as an IP router for the SNMP to be accessible.
MECHANISM
Management information is exchanged by use of SNMP.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Distributed and supported for Sun 3 systems.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Distributed and supported for SunOS 3.5 and 4.x.
AVAILABILITY
Commercial product of:
Wellfleet Communications, Inc.
12 DeAngelo Drive
Bedford, MA 01730-2204
(617) 275-2400
Internet Tool Catalog DIG
NAME
DiG
KEYWORDS
status; DNS; spoof; UNIX; free.
ABSTRACT
DiG (domain information groper), is a command line tool
which queries DNS servers in either an interactive or a
batch mode. It was developed to be more
convenient/flexible than nslookup for gathering perfor-
mance data and testing DNS servers.
MECHANISM
Dig is built on a slightly modified version of the bind
resolver (release 4.8).
CAVEATS
none.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
BSD UNIX.
AVAILABILITY
DiG is available via anonymous FTP from venera.isi.edu
in pub/dig.2.0.tar.Z.
Internet Tool Catalog EMANATE_SNMP_RESEARCH
NAME
EMANATE: Enhanced MANagement Agent Through Extensions
from SNMP Research.
KEYWORDS
alarm, control, manager, reference, security, status;
bridge, Ethernet, FDDI, IP, OSI, ring, star;
NMS, SNMP;
sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
The EMANATE system provides a run-time extensible SNMP
agent that dynamically reconfigures an agent's MIB
without having to recompile, relink, or restart the
agent. An EMANATE capable SNMP agent can support zero,
one, or many subagents and dynamically reconfigure to
connect or disconnect those subagents' MIBs.
The EMANATE system consists of several logically independent components and subsystems:
MECHANISM
A concise API allows a standard means of communication
between the master and subagents. System dependent
mechanisms are employed for transfer of information
between the master and subagents.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Multiple platforms including PC's, workstations, hosts,
and servers are supported. Contact SNMP Research for
more details.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
C compiler.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL This is a commercial product available under license from:
SNMP Research
3001 Kimberlin Heights Road
Knoxville, TN 37920-9716
Attn: John Southwood, Sales and Marketing
(615) 573-1434 (Voice) (615) 573-9197 (FAX)
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
users@seymour1.cs.utk.edu
Internet Tool Catalog ETHERFIND_SUN
NAME
etherfind
KEYWORDS
traffic; ethernet, IP, NFS; eavesdrop; UNIX.
ABSTRACT
Etherfind examines the packets that traverse a network
interface, and outputs a text file describing the
traffic. In the file, a single line of text describes
a single packet: it contains values such as protocol
type, length, source, and destination. Etherfind can
print out all packet traffic on the ethernet, or
traffic for the local host. Further packet filtering
can be done on the basis of protocol: IP, ARP, RARP,
ICMP, UDP, ND, TCP, and filtering can also be done
based on the source, destination addresses as well as
TCP and UDP port numbers.
MECHANISM
In usual operations, and by default, etherfind puts the
interface in promiscuous mode. In 4.3BSD UNIX and
related OSs, it uses a Network Interface Tap (NIT) to
obtain a copy of traffic on an ethernet interface.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Minimal protocol information is printed. Can only be
run by the super user. The syntax is painful.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Ethernet.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
SunOS.
AVAILABILITY
Executable included in Sun OS "Networking Tools and
Programs" software installation option.
Internet Tool Catalog ETHERNET-CODES
NAME
ethernet-codes
KEYWORDS
reference;
ethernet, fddi;
;
;
;
ABSTRACT
Mike Patton of MIT LCS has compiled a very
comprehensive list of the IEEE numbers used on
Ethernet and FDDI (with some permutation).
This file contains collected information on the
various codes used on IEEE 802.3 and EtherNet.
There are three "pages": type codes, vendor
codes, and the uses of multicast (including
broadcast) addresses.
MECHANISM
FTP the file and use it like a secret decoder ring.
CAVEATS
Since this information is from collected wisdom,
there are certainly omissions.
BUGS
Mike welcomes any further additions.
They can be sent to a special mailbox that he has set up:
MAP=EtherNet-codes@LCS.MIT.Edu
LIMITATIONS
See caveats.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
The file is stored as flat, non-compressed ASCII text.
It can be FTP'ed from:
ftp.lcs.mit.edu
Retreive the file:
/pub/map/EtherNet-codes
To submit additions or obtain further assistance, send email to: MAP=EtherNet-codes@LCS.MIT.Edu
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Internet Tool Catalog GENERIC-MANAGED-SYSTEM
NAME
Generic Managed System
KEYWORDS
manager; osi; cmis; unix; free, sourcelib
ABSTRACT
The Generic Managed System (GMS) implements the
functions that would be common to any OSI managed
system. These include the parseing of CMIS requests,
selection of managed objects according to the scoping
and filtering rules, handling of notifications and
event forwarding discriminators etc. The intention is
that the implementors should use the GMS as a basis
for their own managed object implementations. A
support environment is provided to assist with this.
MECHANISM
The GMS uses the UCL CMIP library plus a library of
C++ objects representing common managed objects and
attribute types.
CAVEATS
The system is still experimental, is subject to change
and is not yet well documented.
BUGS
See above.
LIMITATIONS
None known.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Has been tested on SUN 3 and SUN 4 architectures.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
The ISODE protocol suite, BSD UNIX, UCL CMIP Library,
GNU C++ (g++).
AVAILABILITY
The CMIP library and related management tools built
upon it, known as OSIMIS (OSI Management Information
Service), are publicly available from University
College London, England via FTP and FTAM. To obtain
information regarding a copy send email to
osimis-request@cs.ucl.ac.uk or call +44 71 380 7366.
Internet Tool Catalog GETETHERS
NAME
getethers
KEYWORDS
Traffic; Ethernet; Ping; UNIX; Free
ABSTRACT
Getethers runs through all addresses on an ethernet
segment (a.b.c.1 to a.b.c.254) and pings each address,
and then determines the ethernet address for that
host. It produces a list, in either plain ASCII, the
file format for the Excelan Lanalyzer, or the file
format for the Network General Sniffer, of
hostname/ethernet address pairs for all hosts on the
local nework. The plain ASCII list optionally
includes the vendor name of the ethernet card in
each system, to aid in the determination of the
identity of unknown systems.
MECHANISM
Getethers uses a raw IP socket to generate ICMP echo
requests and receive ICMP echo replies, and then
examines the kernel ARP table to determine the
ethernet address of each responding system.
CAVEATS
Assumes that the ethernet it is looking at is either
a Class C IP network, or part of a Class B IP network
that is subnetted with a netmask of 255.255.255.0.
(This is easy to change, but it's compiled in.)
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Has been tested on Sun-3 and Sun-4 (SPARC) systems
under SunOS 4.1.x, DEC VAXes under 4.3BSD.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Runs under SunOS 4.x and 4.3BSD; should be easy to
port to any other Berkeley-like system. Requires
raw sockets and the ioctl calls to get at the ARP
table.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL Public domain, and freely distributable. Available via anonymous FTP from harbor.ecn.purdue.edu; also has been posted to comp.sources.unix. The current version is Version 1.4 from May 1992.
Contact point:
Dave Curry
Purdue University
Engineering Computer Network
1285 Electrical Engineering Bldg.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1285
davy@ecn.purdue.edu
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
Dave Curry (see address above).
Internet Tool Catalog GETONE_WELLFLEET
NAME
getone, getmany, getroute, getarp, getaddr, getif,
getid.
KEYWORDS
manager, routing, status; IP; NMS, SNMP; UNIX.
ABSTRACT
These commands retrieve and format for display values
of one or several MIB variables (RFC1066) using the
SNMP (RFC1098). Getone and getmany retrieve arbitrary
MIB variables; getroute, getarp, getaddr, and getif
retrieve and display tabular information (routing
tables, ARP table, interface configuration, etc.), and
getid retrieves and displays system name, identifica-
tion and boot time.
Getone <target> <mibvariable> retrieves and displays the value of the designated MIB variable from the specified target system. The SNMP community name to be used for the retrieval can also be specified. Getmany works similarly for groups of MIB variables rather than individual values. The name of each variable, its value and its data type is displayed. Getroute returns information from the ipRoutingTable MIB structure, displaying the retrieved information in an accessible format. Getarp behaves similarly for the address translation table; getaddr for the ipAddressTable; and getif displays information from the interfaces table, supplemented with information from the ipAddressTable. Getid displays the system name, identification, ipFor- warding state, and the boot time and date. All take a system name or IP address as an argument and can specify an SNMP community for the retrieval. One SNMP query is performed for each row of the table.
MECHANISM
Queries SNMP agent(s).
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Distributed and supported for Sun 3 systems.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Distributed and supported for SunOS 3.5 and 4.x.
AVAILABILITY
Commercial product of:
Wellfleet Communications, Inc.
12 DeAngelo Drive
Bedford, MA 01730-2204
(617) 275-2400
Internet Tool Catalog HAMMER_ANVIL
NAME
hammer & anvil
KEYWORDS
benchmark, generator; IP; DOS; free.
ABSTRACT
Hammer and Anvil are the benchmarking programs for IP
routers. Using these tools, gateways have been tested
for per-packet delay, router-generated traffic over-
head, maximum sustained throughput, etc.
MECHANISM
Tests are performed on a gateway in an isolated
testbed. Hammer generates packets at controlled rates.
It can set the length and interpacket interval of a
packet stream. Anvil counts packet arrivals.
CAVEATS
Hammer should not be run on a live network.
BUGS
None reported.
LIMITATIONS
Early versions of hammer could not produce inter-packet
intervals shorter than 55 usec.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Hammer runs on a PC/AT or compatible, and anvil
requires a PC or clone. Both use a Micom Interlan
NI5210 for LAN interface.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
MS-DOS.
AVAILABILITY
Hammer and anvil are copyrighted, though free. Copies
are available from pub/eutil on husc6.harvard.edu.
Internet Tool Catalog HOPCHECK
NAME
hopcheck
KEYWORDS
routing; IP; ping; DOS; free.
ABSTRACT
Hopcheck is a tool that lists the gateways traversed by
packets sent from the hopcheck-resident PC to a desti-
nation. Hopcheck uses the same mechanism as traceroute
but is for use on IBM PC compatibles that have ethernet
connections. Hopcheck is part of a larger TCP/IP pack-
age that is known as ka9q that is for use with packet
radio. Ka9q can coexist on a PC with other TCP/IP
packages such as FTP Inc's PC/TCP, but must be used
independently of other packages. Ka9q was written by
Phil Karn. Hopcheck was added by Katie Stevens,
dkstevens@ucdavis.edu. Unlike traceroute, which
requires a UNIX kernel mod, hopcheck will run on the
standard, unmodified ka9q release.
MECHANISM
See the description in traceroute.
CAVEATS
See the description in traceroute.
BUGS
None known.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
IBM PC compatible with ethernet network interface card;
ethernet card supported through FTP spec packet driver.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
DOS.
AVAILABILITY
Free for radio amateurs and educational institutions;
others should contact Phil Karn, karn@ka9q.bellcore.com.
Available via anonymous FTP at ucdavis.edu, in the
directory "dist/nethop".
Internet Tool Catalog INTERNET_ROVER
NAME
Internet Rover
KEYWORDS
status; IP, SMTP; curses, ping, spoof; UNIX; free,
sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
Internet Rover is a prototype network monitor that uses
multiple protocol "modules" to test network functional-
ity. This package consists of two primary pieces of
code: the data collector and the problem display.
There is one data collector that performs a series of network tests, and maintains a list of problems with the network. There can be many display processes all displaying the current list of problems which is useful in a multi-operator NOC.
The display task uses curses, allowing many terminal types to display the problem file either locally or from a remote site. Full source is provided. The data collector is easily configured and extensible. Contri- butions such as additional protocol modules, and shell script extensions are welcome.
MECHANISM
A configuration file contains a list of nodes,
addresses, NodeUp? protocol test (ping in most cases),
and a list of further tests to be performed if the node
is in fact up. Modules are included to test TELNET,
FTP, and SMTP. If the configuration contains a test
that isn't recognized, a generic test is assumed, and a
filename is checked for existence. This way users can
create scripts that create a file if there is a prob-
lem, and the data collector simply checks the existence
of that file to determine if there is problem.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
This tool does not yet have the capability to perform
actions based on the result of the test. Rather, it is
intended for a multi-operator environment, and simply
displays a list of what is wrong with the net.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
This software is known to run on Suns and IBM RTs.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Curses, 4.xBSD UNIX socket programming libraries, BSD
ping.
AVAILABILITY
Full source available via anonymous FTP from merit.edu
(35.1.1.42) in the ~ftp/pub/inetrover directory.
Source and executables are public domain and can be
freely distributed for non-commercial use. This pack-
age is unsupported, but bug reports and fixes may be
sent to: wbn@merit.edu.
Internet Tool Catalog IOZONE
NAME
iozone
KEYWORDS
benchmark; nfs;; dos,hp,unix,vmx; free.
ABSTRACT
Software to assess the sequential file I/O capability
of a system. May be useful as reference to compare
against results obtained when files are accessed via
NFS, Andrew, etc.
MECHANISM
This test writes a X MEGABYTE sequential file in Y
byte chunks, then rewinds it and reads it back.
[The size of the file should be big enough to factor
out the effect of any disk cache.]. Finally,
IOZONE deletes the temporary file. Options allow one to
vary X and Y. In addition, 'auto test' runs IOZONE
repeatedly using record sizes from 512 to 8192 bytes
(adjustable), and file sizes from 1 to 16 megabytes
(adjustable). It creates a table of results.
CAVEATS
The file is written (filling any cache buffers), and
then read. If the cache is >= X MB, then most if not
all the reads will be satisfied from the cache.
However, if it is less than or equal to
.5X MB, then NONE of the reads will be satisfied from
the cache. This is becase after the file is written,
a .5X MB cache will contain the upper .5 MB of the
test file, but we will start reading
from the beginning of the file (data which is no
longer in the cache).
In order for this to be a fair test, the length of the
test file must be AT LEAST 2X the amount of disk cache
memory for your system. If not, you are really
testing the speed at which your CPU
can read blocks out of the cache (not a fair test).
BUGS
none known at this time.
LIMITATIONS
IOZONE does not normally test the raw I/O speed of
your disk or system-em. It tests the speed of
sequential I/O to actual files.
Therefore, this measurement factors in the efficiency
of you machines file system, operating system, C
compiler, and C runtime library. It produces a
measurement which is the number of bytes
per second that your system can read or write to a file.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
This program has been ported and tested on the following computer operating systems:
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
** for VMS, define iozone as a foreign command via this DCL command:
$IOZONE :== $SYS$DISK:[]IOZONE.EXE
this lets you pass the command line arguments to IOZONE
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
OS as shown in the hardware listing above.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
Author: Bill Norcott
1060 Hyde Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129
norcott_bill@tandem.com
Availability:
This tool has been posted to comp.sources.misc.
It is available from the usual archive sites.
Program can be located using ARCHIE or other
servers.
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Internet Tool Catalog LADDIS
NAME
LADDIS
KEYWORDS
benchmark, generator;
NFS;
spoof;
unix;
free.
ABSTRACT
"LADDIS: A Multi-Vendor and Vendor-Neutral SPEC NFS Benchmark", Bruce Nelson, LADDIS Group & Auspex Systems.
Over the past 24 months, engineers from Legato, Auspex, Data General, DEC, Interphase, and Sun (LADDIS) met regularly to create the LADDIS NFS benchmark: an unbiased, standard, vendor-independent, scalable NFS performance test.
The purpose of the LADDIS benchmark is to give users a
credible and undisputed test of NFS performance, and
to give vendors a publishable standard performance
measure that customers can use for load planning,
system configuration, and equipment buying decisions.
Toward this end, the LADDIS benchmark is being adopted
by SPEC (the System Performance Evaluation
Cooperative, creators of SPECmarks) as the first
member of SPEC's System-level File Server (SFS)
benchmark suite."
"In particular, we have had unexpected interest from some router vendors in using LADDIS to both rate and stress-test IP routers. This is because LADDIS can send back-to-back full-size packet trains, and because it can generate a 90%-Ethernet util on simulated "real" NFS workloads, just like routers encounter in the real world. But LADDIS is for local Ethernet or FDDI nets only, not WAN."
MECHANISM
Generates NFS requests and measures responsiveness of
the server.
CAVEATS
"LADDIS is not released yet by SPEC, although a free
beta version, quite stable, is available now as
PRE-LADDIS. So you might want to put PRE-LADDIS in
your listing, noting that full LADDIS
availability from SPEC is expected by the end of 1992."
BUGS
The licensee is requested to direct beta test comments
via electronicmail to:
"spec-preladdis-comments@riscee.pko.dec.com".
This alias will forward all comments to the SPECSFS mailing list (which includes the LADDIS Group).
LIMITATIONS
LADDIS is for local Ethernet or FDDI nets only, not
WAN.
HARDWAE REQUIRED
A host with LAN connectivity. Presumably, a host with
enough horsepower to generate an adequate work load.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
LADDIS is a sophisticated Unix-based NFS traffic
generator program.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
Date: Mon, 10 Feb 92 13:12:20 PST
From: bnelson (Bruce Nelson)
Dear Person:
The SPEC PRE-LADDIS beta test process became
operational on Monday, February 3, 1992. This email
describes the process as announced during the LADDIS
Group's presentation at UniForum '92 and
also at Interop '91. The content of the beta test
license and the license request process are consistent
with the proposals approved by the SPEC Steering
Committee at the January 1992 meeting in Milpitas,
California.
The SPEC PRE-LADDIS beta test will consist of one beta test version of PRE-LADDIS distributed ONLY by electronic mail. The SPEC PRE-LADDIS Beta test software is licensed by SPEC, not by the LADDIS Group.
To obtain the PRE-LADDIS Beta test software, an individual must:
After completing these steps, the SPEC PRE-LADDIS beta
test kit will be emailed to the requestor from
riscee.pko.dec.com. The licensee is requested to
direct beta test comments via electronic mail
to "spec-preladdis-comments@riscee.pko.dec.com". This
alias will forward all comments to the SPECSFS mailing
list (which includes the
LADDIS Group).
Note that PRE-LADDIS is ONLY available through electronic mail and ONLY through the process listed above in steps 1-4. If you do not have internet email available to you (which is unlikely if you are receiving THIS email), you must arrange delivery of PRE-LADDIS through some email-capable part of your organization, not through LADDIS members like Auspex, DEC, Sun, etc.
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Internet Tool Catalog LAN_PATROL
NAME
LAN Patrol
KEYWORDS
security, traffic; ethernet, star; eavesdrop; DOS.
ABSTRACT
LAN Patrol is a full-featured network analyzer that
provides essential information for effective fault and
performance management. It allows network managers to
easily monitor user activity, find traffic overloads,
plan for growth, test cable, uncover intruders, balance
network services, and so on. LAN Patrol uses state of
the art data collection techniques to monitor all
activity on a network, giving an accurate picture of
how it is performing.
LAN Patrol's reports can be saved as ASCII files to disk, and imported into spreadsheet or database pro- grams for further analysis.
MECHANISM
The LAN Patrol interface driver programs a standard
interface card to capture all traffic on a network seg-
ment. The driver operates from the background of a
standard PC, maintaining statistics for each station on
the network. The information can be viewed on the PC's
screen, or as a user-defined report output either to
file or printer.
CAVEATS
None. Normal operation is completely passive, making
LAN Patrol transparent to the network.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
LAN Patrol can monitor up to 10,000 packets/sec on an
AT class PC, and is limited to monitoring a maximum of
1024 stations for intervals of up to 30 days.
Because LAN Patrol operates at the physical level, it will only see traffic for the segment on which it is installed; it cannot see traffic across bridges.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Computer: IBM PC/XT/AT, PS/2 Model 30, or compatible.
Requires 512K memory and a hard drive or double-sided
disk drive.
Display: Color or monochrome text. Color display allows color-coding of traffic information.
Ethernet, StarLAN, LattisNet, or StarLAN 10 network interface card.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
PC DOS, MS-DOS version 3.1 or greater.
AVAILABILITY
LAN Patrol many be purchased through network dealers,
or directly from:
Legend Software, Inc.
Phone: (201) 227-8771
FAX: (201) 906-1151
Internet Tool Catalog LANVista
NAME
LANVista
KEYWORDS
analyzer, benchmark, debugger, generator, manager, traffic;
DECnet, Ethernet, IP, OSI, Ring; Eavesdrop, Proprietary;
DOS, Standalone.
ABSTRACT
CXR/Digilog's LANVista family of protocol and statistical
analyzers provide the tools to troubleshoot an Ethernet and
Token Ring 4/16Mbps network. LANVista lets you capture
frames to RAM and or disk, generate traffic for stress
testing, test your network cable for fault isolation, and
decode all 7 layers of many popular protocol stacks.
LANVista's 100 family offers exceptional price/performance
and a wide range of options. Combined with an
integrated upgrade path to the fully distributed LANVista
200 system, the 100 line provides a reasonably priced
entry into LAN management and protocol analysis.
All LANVista models are fully operable under Microsoft
Windows. Under Windows, LANVista can be operated in
the background, gathering data and alarms as other
tasks are completed. Displayed data may easily be
cut from LANVista and pasted into other Windows
applications such as Excel, Lotus 1-2-3, Harvard
Graphics, etc.
The versatile LANVista family can also be remotely controlled through the use of PC Anywhere, Commute, Carbon Copy, or other PC remote control packages. This feature allows the use of "co-pilot" mode which enables an operator at the central site to guide and train a remote operator through network management or analysis tasks.
All LANVista models provide features vital to effective
network management and troubleshooting. Basic
capabilities include: Network database, statistics
based on the entire network and on a node basis, Token
Ring functional address statistics, Bridged traffic
statistics, Protocol statistics, logging of statistics
to a printer or file of user definable alarms, Hardware
Pre-Capture filtering, Post capture filtering, Playback of
captured data, Traffic simulation and On-line context
sensitive Help.
Protocol Interpreters used for decoding network traffic supported by LANVista include: TCP/IP, DECnet, Banyan Vines, XNS/MS-Net, AppleTalk, IBM Token Ring, Novell, 3Com 3+ Open, SNMP and OSI.
MECHANISM
LANVista is available in three forms. A kit version which
consists of a plug-in PC card and Master software, a self
contained unit that packages the kit version in a portable
PC, and a Distributed system. The LANVista distributed
system allows slave units placed anywhere in the world to
be controlled from a single central location for
centralized management of an enterprise network.
LANVista's PC cards provides a physical interface to
the LAN and frame preprocessing power. The Master
software controls the PC card, and the display and
processing of information gathered from the network.
CAVEATS
Optimal performance of LANVista's master software is achieved
with DOS 5.0 by utilizing RAMDRIVE.SYS, SMARTDRV.SYS and High
memory.
BUGS
None Known.
LIMITATIONS
None Known.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
IBM PC AT, 386, 486 or compatible.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
DOS
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL LANVista is available worldwide. For information on a local sales representative contact:
CXR/DIGILOG
900 Business Center Drive
Horsham, PA 19044
Phone 1-800-DIGILOG
FAX: 215-956-0108
GSA schedule pricing is honored.
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
CXR/DIGILOG Help Desk 1-800-DIGILOG
Send email to: lanvista@digilog.uucp
Internet Tool Catalog LANPROBE
NAME
LanProbe -- the HP 4990S LanProbe Distributed Analysis
System.
KEYWORDS
alarm, manager, map, status, traffic; ethernet; eaves-
drop, NMS; proprietary.
ABSTRACT
The LanProbe distributed monitoring system performs
remote and local monitoring of ethernet LANs in a pro-
tocol and vendor independent manner.
LanProbe discovers each active node on a segment and displays it on a map with its adapter card vendor name, ethernet address, and IP address. Additional informa- tion about the nodes, such as equipment type and physi- cal location can be entered in to the data base by the user.
When the NodeLocator option is used, data on the actual location of nodes is automatically entered and the map becomes an accurate representation of the physical lay- out of the segment. Thereafter when a new node is installed and becomes active, or when a node is moved or becomes inactive, the change is detected and shown on the map in real time. The system also provides the network manager with precise cable fault information displayed on the map.
Traffic statistics are gathered and displayed and can be exported in (comma delimited) CSV format for further analysis. Alerts can be set on user defined thres- holds.
Trace provides a remote protocol analyzer capability with decodes for common protocols.
Significant events (like power failure, cable breaks, new node on network, broadcast IP source address seen, etc.) are tracked in a log that is uploaded to Pro- beView periodically.
ProbeView generates reports that can be manipulated by MSDOS based word processors, spreadsheets, and DBMS.
MECHANISM
The system consists of one or more LanProbe segment
monitors and ProbeView software running under Microsoft
Windows. The LanProbe segment monitor attaches to the
end of an ethernet segment and monitors all traffic.
Attachment can be direct to a thin or thick coax cable,
or via an external transceiver to fiber optic or twist-
ed pair cabling. Network data relating to the segment
is transferred to a workstation running ProbeView via
RS-232, ethernet, or a modem connection.
ProbeView software, which runs on a PC/AT class works- tation, presents network information in graphical displays.
The HP4992A NodeLocator option attaches to the opposite end of the cable from the HP4991A LanProbe segment mon- itor. It automatically locates the position of nodes on the ethernet networks using coaxial cabling schemes.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None reported.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
HP 4991A LanProbe segment monitor
HP 4992A NodeLocator (for optional capabilities)
80386 based PC capable of running MS-Windows
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
HP 4990A ProbeView
MSDOS 3.0 or higher and Microsoft Windows/286 2.1.
AVAILABILITY
A commercial product available from:
Hewlett-Packard Company
Internet Tool Catalog LANWATCH
NAME
LANWatch
KEYWORDS
alarm, analyzer, traffic; CHAOS, DECnet, DNS, ethernet,
IP, OSI, ring, SMTP, star; eavesdrop; DOS; library,
sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
LANWatch 2.0 is an inexpensive, powerful and flexible
network analyzer that runs under DOS on personal com-
puters and requires no hardware modifications to either
the host or the network. LANWatch is an invaluable
tool for installing, troubleshooting, and monitoring
local area networks, and for developing and debugging
new protocols. Network managers using LANWatch can
inspect network traffic patterns and packet errors to
isolate performance problems and bottlenecks. Protocol
developers can use LANWatch to inspect and verify
proper protocol handling. Since LANWatch is a
software-only package which installs easily in existing
PCs, network technicians and field service engineers
can carry LANWatch in their briefcase for convenient
network analysis at remote sites.
LANWatch has two operating modes: Display and Examine. In Display Mode, LANWatch traces network traffic by displaying captured packets in real time. Examine Mode allows you to scroll back through stored packets to inspect them in detail. To select a subset of packets for display, storage or retrieval, there is an exten- sive set of built-in filters. Using filters, LANWatch collects only packets of interest, saving the user from having to sort through all network traffic to isolate specific packets. The built-in filters include alarm, trigger, capture, load, save and search. They can be controlled separately to match on source or destination address, protocol, or packet contents at the hardware and transport layers. LANWatch also includes suffi- cient source code so users can modify the existing filters and parsers or add new ones.
The LANWatch distribution includes executables and source for several post-processors: a TCP protocol analyzer, a node-by-node traffic analyzer and a dump file listing tool.
MECHANISM
Uses many common PC network interfaces by placing them
in promiscuous mode and capturing traffic.
CAVEATS
Most PC network interfaces will not capture 100% of the
traffic on a fully-loaded network (primarily missing
back-to-back packets).
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
LANWatch can't analyze what it doesn't see (see
Caveats).
HARDWARE REQUIRED
LANWatch requires a PC or PS/2 with a supported network
interface card.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
LANWatch runs in DOS. Modification of the supplied
source code or creation of additional filters and
parsers requires Microsoft C 5.1
AVAILABILITY
LANWatch is commercially available from FTP Software,
Incorporated, 26 Princess Street, Wakefield, MA, 01880
(617 246-0900).
Internet Tool Catalog LLL_ENTM
NAME
ENTM -- Ethernet Traffic Monitor
KEYWORDS
traffic; ethernet, IP; eavesdrop; VMS; free.
ABSTRACT
ENTM is a screen-oriented utility that runs under
VAX/VMS. It monitors local ethernet traffic and
displays either a real time or cumulative, histogram
showing a percent breakdown of traffic by ethernet pro-
tocol type. The information in the display can be
reported based on packet count or byte count. The per-
cent of broadcast, multicast and approximate lost pack-
ets is reported as well. The screen display is updated
every three seconds. Additionally, a real time, slid-
ing history window may be displayed showing ethernet
traffic patterns for the last five minutes.
ENTM can also report IP traffic statistics by packet count or byte count. The IP histograms reflect infor- mation collected at the TCP and UDP port level, includ- ing ICMP type/code combinations. Both the ethernet and IP histograms may be sorted by ASCII protocol/port name or by percent-value. All screen displays can be saved in a file for printing later.
MECHANISM
This utility simply places the ethernet controller in
promiscuous mode and monitors the local area network
traffic. It preallocates 10 receive buffers and
attempts to keep 22 reads pending on the ethernet dev-
ice.
CAVEATS
Placing the ethernet controller in promiscuous mode may
severly slow down a VAX system. Depending on the speed
of the VAX system and the amount of traffic on the lo-
cal ethernet, a large amount of CPU time may be spent
on the Interrupt Stack. Running this code on any pro-
duction system during operational hours is discouraged.
BUGS
Due to a bug in the VAX/VMS ethernet/802 device driver,
IEEE 802 format packets may not always be detected. A
simple test is performed to "guess" which packets are
in IEEE 802 format (DSAP equal to SSAP). Thus, some DSAP/SSAP pairs may be reported as an ethernet type, while valid ethernet types may be reported as IEEE 802 packets.
In some hardware configurations, placing an ethernet controller in promiscuous mode with automatic-restart enabled will hang the controller. Our VAX 8650 hangs running this code, while our uVAX IIs and uVAX IIIs do not.
Please report any additional bugs to the author at:
Allen Sturtevant
National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
LIMITATIONS
The user is required to have PHY_IO, TMPMBX and NETMBX
privileges. When activated, the program first checks
that the user process as enough quotas remaining
(BYTLM, BIOLM, ASTLM and PAGFLQUO) to successfully run
the program without entering into an involuntary wait
state. Some quotas require a fairly generous setting.
The contents of IEEE 802 packets are not examined. Only the presence of IEEE 802 packets on the wire is reported.
The count of lost packets is approximated. If, after each read completes on the ethernet device, the utility detects that it has no reads pending on that device, the lost packet counter is incremented by one.
When the total number of bytes processed exceeds 7fffffff hex, all counters are automatically reset to zero.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
A DEC ethernet controller.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
VAX/VMS version V5.1+.
AVAILABILITY
For executables only, FTP to the ANONYMOUS account
(password GUEST) on CCC.NMFECC.GOV and GET the follow-
ing files:
[ANONYMOUS.PROGRAMS.ENTM]ENTM.DOC (ASCII text)
[ANONYMOUS.PROGRAMS.ENTM]ENTM.EXE (binary)
[ANONYMOUS.PROGRAMS.ENTM]EN_TYPES.DAT (ASCII text)
[ANONYMOUS.PROGRAMS.ENTM]IP_TYPES.DAT (ASCII text)
Internet Tool Catalog Interactive Network Map
NAME
map -- Interactive Network Map
KEYWORDS
manager, map; CHAOS, ethernet, IP, ring, star; NMS,
ping, SNMP, X; UNIX; free, sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
Map draws a map of network connectivity and allows
interactive examination of information about various
components including whether hosts can be reached over
the network.
The program is supplied with complete source and is written in a modular fashion to make addition of dif- ferent protocols stacks, displays, or hardcopy devices relatively easy. This is one of the reasons why the initial version supports at least two of each. Contri- butions of additional drivers in any of these areas will be welcome as well as porting to additional plat- forms.
MECHANISM
Net components are pinged by use of ICMP echo and,
optionally, CHAOS status requests and SNMP "gets." The
program initializes itself from static data stored in
the file system and therefore does not need to access
the network in order to get running (unless the static
files are network mounted).
CAVEATS
As of publication, the tool is in beta release.
BUGS
Several minor nits, documented in distribution files.
Bug discoveries should be reported by email to Bug-
Map@LCS.MIT.Edu.
LIMITATIONS
See distribution file for an indepth discussion of sys-
tem capabilities and potential.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
An X display is needed for interactive display of the
map, non-graphical interaction is available in non-
display mode. For hardcopy output a PostScript or Tek-
tronix 4692 printer is required.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
BSD UNIX or related OS. IP/ICMP is required;
CHAOS/STATUS and SNMP can be used but are optional.
X-Windows is required for interactive display of the
map.
AVAILABILITY
The program is Copyright MIT. It is available via
anonymous FTP with a license making it free to use and
distribute for non-commercial purposes. FTP to host
FTP.LCS.MIT.Edu, directory nets. The complete
distribution is in map.tar.Z and some short
documentation files are there (as well as in the
distribution). Of most interest are ReadMe and Intro.
To be added to the email forum that discusses the software, or for other administrative details, send a request to: MAP-Request@LCS.MIT.Edu
Internet Tool Catalog MCONNECT
NAME
mconnect
KEYWORDS
status; SMTP; spoof; UNIX.
ABSTRACT
Mconnect allows an interactive session with a remote
mailer. Mail delivery problems can be diagnosed by
connecting to the remote mailer and issuing SMTP com-
mands directly.
MECHANISM
Opens a TCP connection to remote SMTP on port 25. Pro-
vides local line buffering and editing, which is the
distinction between mconnect and a TELNET to port 25.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Mconnect is not a large improvement over using a TELNET
connection to port 25.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
BSD UNIX or related OS.
AVAILABILITY
Available with 4.xBSD UNIX and related operating sys-
tems.
Internet Tool Catalog MIB-BROWSER
NAME
MIB Browser
KEYWORDS
manager; osi; cmis, x; unix; free, sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
The MIB Browser is an X Windows HCI tool that allows
you to "browse" through the objects in a Management
Information Base (MIB). The browser is generic in that
it can connect to a CMIS agent without having any
prior knowledge of the structure of the MIB in the
agent.
MECHANISM
CMIP is used to transfer the values of attributes
between the managed system and the browser.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
Unexpected termination of the agent can cause browser
to crash (ISODE bug!).
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Unix workstation, has been tested on SUN 3 and SUN 4
architectures.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
The ISODE protocol suite, BSD UNIX, X Windows, GNU C++
(g++), Interviews (2.6).
AVAILABILITY
The CMIP library and related management tools built
upon it, known as OSIMIS (OSI Management Information
Service), are publicly available from University
College London, England via FTP and FTAM. To obtain
information regarding a copy send email to
osimis-request@cs.ucl.ac.uk or call +44 71 380 7366.
Internet Tool Catalog MONET
NAME
MONET -- the Hughes LAN Systems SNMP Network Management
Center (formerly the Hughes LAN Systems 9100) software
product runs on a Sun SPARCStation hardware platform.
KEYWORDS
control, graphics, network topology,manager, routing,
status, traffic; bridge, configuration, performance,
alarm management, relational database, mib parser for
RDBMS, intelligent hub management, DECnet, ethernet,
IP; NMS, SNMP; UNIX.
ABSTRACT
Monet provides the capability to manage and control
SNMP-based networking products from any vendor including
those from Hughes LAN Systems.
A comprehensive relational database manages the data and ensures easy access and control of resources throughout the network.
Monet provides multivendor management through its advanced Mib master MIB parser that allows the parsing of enterprise MIBs (ASN.1 format per RFC1212) directly into the RDBMS for use by Monet's applications.
Major features include:
Remote access with X:
Use of the X/Motif user-interface, enabling remote
access to the all applications.
Database Management
Stores and retrieves the information required to
administer and configure the network. It can be
used to:
- Store and recall configuration data for all
devices.
- Provide availability history for devices.
- Assign new internet addresses.
- Provide administrative information such as
physical location of devices, responsible
person, maintenance history, asset data,
hardware/software versions, etc.
- Full-function SQL interface.
- User-customizable RDBMS report generation.
Graphics and Network Mapping
The Graphics module enables the user to view the
nodes in the network as "dynamic" icons in
heirarchical maps. The network is represented by
these heirarchical maps. Though there is a
library of device icons, cities and geographical
maps included, the user has access to a
graphics editor that allows customizing and the
creation of new icons and maps.
A Device's icon may be selected to:
- Register/deregister the device,
- Access the open alarms and acknowledge
faults for the selected device,
- Ping the device to determine accessibility,
- Draw graphs of any of the device's numeric
MIB objects, either the values as retrieved
in real-time or the history values
previously stored in the RDBMS by the
Performance Manager,
- Telnet to the device,
- Customize the graphical dynamics (color,
fill, rotation, etc.) of the device's icon
by associating them to the values of the
device's MIB objects.
Configuration Management
- Retrieves configuration information from SNMP
devices.
- Stores device parameters in the RDBMS, with
common sets of parameters used for multiple
devices, or for multiple ports on a device,
stored only once in the RDBMS.
- Configures devices from the parameters stored in
the RDBMS, including those relating to TCP/IP,
DECnet and any other protocol/feature
configurable via SNMP.
- Polls devices to compare their current parameter
values with those in the database and produce
reports of the discrepancies.
- Collect data about the state of the network.
- Learn the parameters of the devices in the
network and populate the database.
Performance Management
- Displays local network traffic graphically, by
packet size, protocol, network utilization,
sources and destinations of packets, etc.
- Provides for the scheduling of jobs to retrieve
MIB values of a device and store them in the RDBMS for review or summary reporting at a later time.
- Allows high/low thresholds to be set on retrieved
values with alarms generated when thresholds are
exceeded.
Fault Management
- Provides availability monitoring and indicates
potential problems.
- Creates alarms from received SNMP traps, and from
other internally-generated conditions,
- Records alarms in the alarm log in the RDBMS.
- Lists alarms for selected set of devices,
according to various filter conditions,
- Possible causes and suggested actions for the
alarms are listed.
- New alarms are indicated by a flashing icon and
optional audio alert.
- Visual indication of alarms bubbles up the network
map heirarchy.
- Cumulative reports can be produced.
Utilities Function
- View and/or terminate current NMC processes,
- Access to database maintenance utilities.
MECHANISM
SNMP.
CAVEATS
None reported.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Maximum number of nodes that can be monitored is
18,000. This can include Hosts, Terminal Servers, PCs,
Routers, and Bridges.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
The host for the NMC software is a Sun 4 desktop works-
tation. Recommended minimum hardware is the Sun IPX
Color workstation, with a 1/4" SCSI tape drive.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
MONET V5.0, which is provided on 1/4" tape format, runs on
the Sun 4.1.1 Operating System.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
A commercial product of:
Hughes LAN Systems Inc.
1225 Charleston Road
Mountain View, CA 94043
Phone: (415) 966-7300
Fax: (415) 960-3738
RCA Telex: 276572
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
kishoret@msgate.hls.com
kzm@hls.com
Internet Tool Catalog NET_MONITOR
NAME
net_monitor
KEYWORDS
routing, status; DECnet, IP; curses, ping; UNIX, VMS;
free, sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
Net_monitor uses ICMP echo (and DECnet reachability
information on VAX/VMS) to monitor a network. The mon-
itoring is very simplistic, but has proved useful. It
periodically tests whether hosts are reachable and
reports the results in a full-screen display. It
groups hosts together in common sets. If all hosts in
a set become unreachable, it makes a lot of racket with
bells, since it assumes that this means that some com-
mon piece of hardware that supports that set has
failed. The periodicity of the tests, hosts to test,
and groupings of hosts are controlled with a single
configuration file.
The idea for this program came from the PC/IP monitor facility, but is an entirely different program with different functionality.
MECHANISM
Reachability is tested using ICMP echo facilities for
TCP/IP hosts (and DECnet reachability information on
VAX/VMS). A DECnet node is considered reachable if it
appears in the list of hosts in a "show network" com-
mand issued on a routing node.
CAVEATS
This facility has been found to be most useful when run
in a window on a workstation rather than on a terminal
connected to a host. It could be useful if ported to a
PC (looks easy using FTP Software's programming
libraries), but this has not been done. Curses is very
slow and cpu intensive on VMS, but the tool has been
run in a window on a VAXstation 2000. Just don't try
to run it on a terminal connected to a 11/750.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
This tool is not meant to be a replacement for a more
comprehensive network management facility such as is
provided with SNMP.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
A host with a network connection.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
Curses, 4.xBSD UNIX socket programming libraries (lim-
ited set) and some flavor of TCP/IP that supports ICMP
echo request (ping). It has been run on VAX/VMS run-
ning WIN/TCP and several flavors of 4BSD UNIX (includ-
ing SunOS 3.2, 4.0, and 4.3BSD). It could be ported to
any platform that provides a BSD-style programming li-
brary with an ICMP echo request facility and curses.
AVAILABILITY
Requests should be sent to the author:
Dale Smith
Asst Dir of Network Services
University of Oregon
Computing Center
Eugene, OR 97403-1211
Internet: dsmith@oregon.uoregon.edu.
BITNET: dsmith@oregon.bitnet
UUCP: ...hp-pcd!uoregon!dsmith
Voice: (503)686-4394
With the source code, a makefile is provided for most any UNIX box and a VMS makefile compatible with the make distributed with PMDF. A VMS DCL command file is also provided, for use by those VMS sites without "make."
The author will attempt to fix bugs, but no support is promised. The tool is copyrighted, but free (for now).
Internet Tool Catalog NETLABS_CMOT_AGENT
NAME
Netlabs CMOT Agent
KEYWORDS
manager, status; IP, OSI; NMS.
ABSTRACT
Netlabs' CMOT code debuted in Interop 89. The CMOT
code comes with an Extensible MIB, which allows users
to add new MIB variables. The code currently supports
all the MIB variables in RFC 1095 via the data types in