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Re: Monitoring network traffic

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Subject: Re: Monitoring network traffic
From: Bob Natale <bnatale@ACECOMM.COM>
Date: Wed, 17 Mar 1999 11:07:57 -0500
Reply-to: Discussion of IBM NetView and POLYCENTER Manager on NetView <NV-L@UCSBVM.UCSB.EDU>
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Hi Jennifer,

>I don't know much about network monitoring.  All I know is we want to
>gather enough information about our network so that when a problem
>occurs, we can target the cause of the problem.

If you are able to use and interested in using a Win32 package for
learning/experimenting purposes in this matter, you are welcome to
download our Auto*Manage toolset from:

   www.winsnmp.com/demos/automanage.exe

The interface utilization monitor (np_busy.exe) and the real-time
charting utility (np_chart.exe) might be particularly helpful in
learning about/playing around with traffic monitoring parameters.

Auto*Manage is (obviously) much less feature-rich than a product
like NetView (and somewhat more generic than MRTG), so you
certainly cannot do all the production quality things with it
that you need to do effectively monitor and manage a network
of any size...but many people have found it beneficial for
basic SNMP management tutorial purposes and routine small-scale
management tasks.

Good luck,

BobN
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