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This catalog contains descriptions of several tools avail-
able to assist network managers in debugging and maintaining
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... TCP/IP internets and interconnected communications
resources. Entries in the catalog tell what a tool does,
how it works, and how it can be obtained.
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... IETF) compiled this catalog in 1989. Future editions
will be produced as IETF members become aware of tools that
should be included, and of deficiencies or inaccuracies.
Developing an edition oriented to the OSI ...
... also contemplated.
The tools described in this catalog are in no way endorsed
by the IETF. For the most part, we have neither evaluated
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... 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 ...
... tools in this catalog, nor validated their descriptions.
Most of the descriptions of commercial tools have been pro-
vided by vendors. Caveat Emptor.
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... way. By listing the capabilities of some of the available
network management tools, we hope to pool and share
knowledge and experience. Another goal of this catalog is
to show those new in the field what can be done to manage
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... the document is of further assistance in this area.
Finally, by omission, this catalog points out the network
management tools that are needed, but do not yet exist.
There are other sources of information on available network
management ...
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There are other sources of information on available network
management tools. Both the DDN Protocol Implementation and
Vendors Guide and the DATAPRO series on data communications
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... study is required of aspiring network managers. Neither is
this catalog is an operations manual for particular tools.
Each individual tool entry is brief, and emphasizes the uses
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... this catalog is an operations manual for particular tools.
Each individual tool entry is brief, and emphasizes the uses
to which a tool can be put. A tool ...
... Each individual tool entry is brief, and emphasizes the uses
to which a tool can be put. A tool's documentation, which
in some cases runs to hundreds of pages, should be consulted
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... tool entry is brief, and emphasizes the uses
to which a tool can be put. A tool's documentation, which
in some cases runs to hundreds of pages, should be consulted
for assistance in its installation and operation.
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... given in Section 7 of the appendix.
the tool descriptions. The keywords can be used as a sub-
ject index into the catalog.
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... Section 3, the main body of the catalog, contains the
entries describing network management tools. The tool
entries in Section 3 are presented in alphabetical order, by
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... entries describing network management tools. The tool
entries in Section 3 are presented in alphabetical order, by
tool ...
... tool
entries in Section 3 are presented in alphabetical order, by
tool name. The tool descriptions all follow a standard for-
mat, described in the introduction to Section 3.
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... entries in Section 3 are presented in alphabetical order, by
tool name. The tool descriptions all follow a standard for-
mat, described in the introduction to Section 3.
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... task to survey current internet management tools. The cata-
log is largely, however, the result of volunteer labor on
the part of the NOCTools Working Group ...
... IETF. Mike Little contributed the formative
idea of enhancing and publicizing the management tool survey
through IETF participation.
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This catalog uses "keywords" for terse characterizations of
the tools. Keywords are abbreviated attributes of a tool or
its use. To allow cross-comparison ...
... 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 ...
... tool or
its use. To allow cross-comparison of tools, uniform key-
word definitions have been developed, and are given below.
Following the definitions, there is an index of catalog
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... alphabetically. The categories that have been defined for
management tool keywords are:
o the general management area ...
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Debugger
a tool that by generating arbitrary packets and moni-
toring traffic, can drive a remote network ...
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Reference
a tool for documenting MIB structure or system confi-
guration.
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... The keywords used to identify the network resources or com-
ponents that a tool manages are:
Bridge ...
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CHAOS
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the CHAOS protocol suite or network components that use
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... DECnet
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the DECnet protocol suite or network ...
... IP
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the TCP/IP protocol suite or network ...
... OSI
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the OSI protocol suite or network ...
... on StarLANs.
The keywords used to describe a tool's mechanism are:
Curses
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Eavesdrop
a tool that silently monitors communications media
(e.g., by putting an ethernet interface into "promiscu-
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Proprietary
a distributed tool that uses proprietary communications
techniques to link its components.
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Spoof
a tool that tests operation of remote protocol modules
by peer-level message exchange.
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... Standalone
an integrated hardware/software tool that requires only
a network interface for operation.
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VMS
a tool that runs under DEC's VMS operating system.
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... operating system.
The keywords used to describe a tool's characteristics as a
hardware or software acquisition are:
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Free
a tool is available at no charge, though other restric-
tions may apply (tools that are part of an OS distribu-
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... 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").
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... Sourcelib
a collection of source code (subroutines) upon which
developers may construct other tools.
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... Tools Indexed by Keywords ...
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Following is an index of catalog entries sorted by keyword.
This index can be used to locate the tools with a particular
attribute: tools are listed under each keyword that charac-
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... This index can be used to locate the tools with a particular
attribute: tools are listed under each keyword that charac-
terizes them. The keywords and the subordinate lists of
tools ...
... tools are listed under each keyword that charac-
terizes them. The keywords and the subordinate lists of
tools under them are in alphabetical order.
In the interest of brevity, some liberties have been taken
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In the interest of brevity, some liberties have been taken
with tool names. Capitalization of the names is as speci-
fied by the tool developers or distributers. Note that
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... with tool names. Capitalization of the names is as speci-
fied by the tool developers or distributers. Note that
parenthetical roman numerals following a tool's name are not
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... fied by the tool developers or distributers. Note that
parenthetical roman numerals following a tool's name are not
actually part of the name. The use of roman numerals to
differentiate tools ...
... tool's name are not
actually part of the name. The use of roman numerals to
differentiate tools with the same name is explained in the
introduction of Section 3.
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... Tool Descriptions ...
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This section is a collection of brief descriptions of tools
for managing TCP/IP internets. These entries are in alpha-
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... for managing TCP/IP internets. These entries are in alpha-
betical order, by tool name.
The entries all follow a standard format. Immediately after
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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 ...
... 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
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... 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 ...
... 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
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... 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 ...
... 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 ...
... tool's capabilities. HARDWARE REQUIRED and
SOFTWARE REQUIRED relate the operational environment a tool
needs. Finally, in AVAILABILITY, pointers to vendors,
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... needs. Finally, in AVAILABILITY, pointers to vendors,
online repositories, or other sources for a tool are given.
We deal with the problem of tool ...
... tool are given.
We deal with the problem of tool-name clashes -- different
tools that have the same name -- by appending parenthetical
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... We deal with the problem of tool-name clashes -- different
tools that have the same name -- by appending parenthetical
roman numerals to the names. For example, BYU, MITRE, and
SNMP ...
... roman numerals to the names. For example, BYU, MITRE, and
SNMP Research each submitted a description of a tool called
"NETMON." These tools were independently developed, are
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... SNMP Research each submitted a description of a tool called
"NETMON." These tools were independently developed, are
functionally different, run in different environments, and
are no more related than Richard Burton the 19th century
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... are no more related than Richard Burton the 19th century
explorer and Richard Burton the 20th century actor. BYU's
tool "NETMON" is listed as "NETMON (I)," MITRE's as "NETMON
(II)," and the tool from SNMP ...
... tool "NETMON" is listed as "NETMON (I)," MITRE's as "NETMON
(II)," and the tool from SNMP Research as "NETMON (III)."
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The parenthetical roman numerals reveal only the order in
which the catalog editor received the tool descriptions.
They should not be construed to indicate any sort of prefer-
ence, priority ...
... They should not be construed to indicate any sort of prefer-
ence, priority, or rights to a tool name.
Internet ...
... AVAILABILITY
The CMIP library and related management tools built
upon it, known as OSIMIS (OSI Management ...
... useful format and is suitable for everyday status moni-
toring. Input and output are interpreted symbolically.
The tools can be used without referencing the RFCs.
MECHANISM
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... the SNMP (RFC1098(-> 1157hist)). In particular these tools are used
to examine the non-IP modules (DECnet ...
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AVAILABILITY
Executable included in Sun OS "Networking Tools and
Programs" software installation option.
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... ABSTRACT
EtherView is a network monitoring tool which runs on
Sun workstations and allows you to monitor your hetero-
geneous internet network ...
... ABSTRACT
Hammer and anvil are the benchmarking programs for IP
routers. Using these tools, gateways have been tested
for per-packet ...
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ABSTRACT
Hopcheck is a tool that lists the gateways traversed by
packets sent from the hopcheck-resident PC ...
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LIMITATIONS
This tools 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
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... host or the network. LANWatch is an invaluable
tool for installing, troubleshooting, and monitoring
local area networks, and for developing and debugging
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CAVEATS
As of publication, the tool is in beta release.
BUGS
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... gateway
monitoring. It is easy to build other NETMON-based
tools using iptrace as a model.
NETMON resides in the 4.3BSD UNIX kernel ...
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The user-level tool "iptrace" is provided with NETMON.
This program logs IP traffic, either at IP-level ...
... combination.
OSITRACE, another logging tool with a NETMON interface,
is available separately (and documented in a separate
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... BUGS
Bug reports and questions should be addressed to:
ie-tools@gateway.mitre.org
Requests to join ...
... join this mailing list:
ie-tools-request@gateway.mitre.org
Questions and suggestions can also be directed to:
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... DECnet, and OSI protocols. The fault management tool
displays the map of the network configuration with
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... information is dumped to either a log file or, for
real-time viewing, to a command tool window. Data is
time-stamped according to date and time. Logging can
continue for up to 24 hours.
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... continue for up to 24 hours.
The tool is flexible in data collection and presenta-
tion. Traffic ...
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CAVEATS
Although the tool adds only little traffic to a net-
work, generation of statistics from captured files
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... disk space that a user can commit to the log files.
The size of the log files, however, can be controlled
through the tool's parameters.
HARDWARE ...
... 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 ...
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LIMITATIONS
This tool is not meant to be a replacement for a more
comprehensive network management facility such as is
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The author will attempt to fix bugs, but no support is
promised. The tool is copyrighted, but free (for now).
Internet ...
... includes a script, "nhfsnums" that converts test
results into plot(5) format so that they can be graphed
using graph(1) and other tools.
MECHANISM
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... NIT) in SunOS 3.4,
3.5, and 4.0.X. OSITRACE may also obtain data from the
NETMON utility which is described as another tool
entry.
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MECHANISM
This tool has been designed in such a way that code to
process different protocol suites may be easily added.
As such, OSITRACE also has the ability to trace ...
... CAVEATS
Query is intended to be used a a tool for debugging
gateways, not for network management ...
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MECHANISM
The tool searches through the audit trail (error log)
files for events specified by the user ...
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AVAILABILITY
The sma and related tools, known as OSIMIS (OSI Manage-
ment Information Service ...
... SPIMS -- the Swedish Institute of Computer Science
(SICS) Protocol Implementation Measurement System tool.
KEYWORDS
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internals of SPIMS, see:
Nordmark & Gunningberg, "SPIMS: A Tool for Proto-
col Implementation Performance Measurements" _P_r_o_c.
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... via anonymous FTP from ftp.ee.lbl.gov. The source and
documentation for the tool is in compressed tar format,
in file tcpdump.tar.Z. Also available from
spam ...
... ABSTRACT
Network Management tool for 4/16 Mbit IEEE 802.5 Token
Ring Networks. Monitors active ...
... ABSTRACT
Traceroute is a tool that allows the route taken by
packets from source to destination ...
... configuration data. The performance monitoring tool
supports the collection and analysis of statistical
parameters from network ...
... supports the collection and analysis of statistical
parameters from network devices. The status monitoring
tool reports on the up/down status and responsiveness
of network devices using ICMP ...
... network devices using ICMP. The accounting tool is
used to collect, store, and display user job activity
at the subscriber ...
... object definitions to support the Unisys FDDI devices.
And finally, the trap reporting tool reports the
arrival of error and event notifications using UDP ...
... network
management station based on the X window system. It
provides network managers tools for fault management,
configuration management ...
... DECnet, and OSI protocols. The fault
management tool displays the map of the network confi-
guration with node ...
... network. Events are logged to disk. The confi-
guration management tool may be used to edit the net-
work management information base stored in the network
management ...
... network. Other features include graphs and tabular
tools for use in fault and performance management and
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... requirement of a network manage-
ment tool is that it allows the detection and diagnosis of
faults before users can call to complain: users (and bosses)
can often be placated just by knowing that a network ...
... A network manager should prepare for fault diagnosis by
becoming familiar with how diagnostic tools respond to net-
work failure. In times of relative peace, a net manager
should occasionally unplug the network connection ...
... hosts), the DNS, or yellow pages. Nslookup and
DiG are tools for monitoring the activities of the
DNS.
...
... gateway
protocols are used. Traceroute is a useful tool
for investigating routing problems. The tool ...
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and learn the tools and techniques for monitoring the opera-
tions at each of the above stages.
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... vides a bibliography of online and hard copy documents,
reference materials, and multimedia training tools that
address general networking information and "how to use the
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... discussion of software and hardware
implementations, and analysis tools with a focus on protocol
and network analyzers. To obtain the guide, invoke FTP ...