Request for Comments: 1470 ANS
FYI: 2 J. Reynolds
Obsoletes: 1147 ISI
Editors
June 1993
FYI on a Network Management Tool Catalog:
Tools for Monitoring and Debugging TCP/IP Internets
and Interconnected Devices
Status of this Memo
This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
not specify an Internet standard. Distribution of this memo is
unlimited.
Abstract
The goal of this FYI memo is to provide an update to FYI 2, RFC1147
[1], which provided practical information to site administrators and
network managers. New and/or updated tools are listed in this RFC.
Additonal descriptions are welcome, and should be sent to: noctools-
entries@merit.edu.
Introduction
A static document cannot incorporate references to the latest tools
nor recent revisions to the older catalog entries. To provide a more
timely and responsive information source, the NOCtools catalog is
available on-line via the Internet and Usenet.
news comp.networks.noctools
ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu:/doc/noctools
Because of publication delays and other factors, some of the entries
in this catalog may be out of date. The reader is urged to consult
the on-line service to obtain the most up-to-date information.
The index provided in this document reflects the current contents of
the on-line documentation.
The NOCtools2 Working Group of the Internet Engineering Task Force
(IETF) has compiled this revised catalog. Future revisions will be
incorporated into the on-line NOCtools catalog. The reader is
encouraged to submit new or revised entries for (near-immediate)
electronic publication.
The tools described in this catalog are in no way endorsed by the
IETF. For the most part, we have neither evaluated the tools in this
catalog, nor validated their descriptions. Most of the descriptions
of commercial tools have been provided by vendors. Caveat Emptor.
Acknowledgements
This catalog is the result of work on the part of the NOCTools2
Working Group of the User Services Area of the IETF. The following
individuals made especially notable contributions: Chris Myers,
Darren Kinley, Gary Malkin, Mohamed Ellozy, and Mike Patton.
Current Postings
The current contents of the NOCtools catalog may be retrieved via
anonymous FTP from wuarchive.wustl.edu. The entries are stored as
individual files in the directory /doc/noctools.
"No-Writeups" Appendix
This section contains references to tools which are known to exist,
but which have not been fully cataloged. If anyone wishes to author
an entry for one of these tools please contact us at:
noctools-request@merit.edu
Keep in mind that if these or other tools are included in the future,
they will be available in the on-line version of the catalog.
Each mention is separated by a <form-feed> for improved readability.
If you intend to actually print-out this section of the catalog, then
you should probably strip-out the <ff>.
How to Submit/Update an Entry
1) review the template included below to determine what
information you will need to collect,
2) review the keywords to see what your indexing options are,
3) assemble (update) catalog entry to include results of
1) and 2).
4) Submit your entry using either of the following two methods:
a) Post your submission to: comp.internet.noctools.submissions
b) Email your submission to: noctools-entries@merit.edu
New entries will be circulated automatically upon reception. As time
permits, the NOCtools editors will review recent submissions and
incorporate them into the master indexes. Enquiries regarding the
status of a submission should be E-Mailed to:
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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.
TEMPLATE
NAME
<tool-name>
KEYWORDS
[<keyword-A1>[,<keyword-A2>[,...,<keyword-An>]]];
[<keyword-B1>[,<keyword-B2>[,...,<keyword-Bn>]]];
[<keyword-C1>[,<keyword-C2>[,...,<keyword-Cn>]]];
[<keyword-D1>[,<keyword-D2>[,...,<keyword-Dn>]]];
[<keyword-E1>[,<keyword-E2>[,...,<keyword-En>]]].
ABSTRACT
<summary of the tool>
<summary of the tool>
<summary of the tool>
MECHANISM
<high level technical details of how it works>
<high level technical details of how it works>
<high level technical details of how it works>
CAVEATS
<any warnings or cautions>
<any warnings or cautions>
<any warnings or cautions>
BUGS
<any warnings or cautions>
<any warnings or cautions>
<any warnings or cautions>
LIMITATIONS
<any warnings or cautions>
<any warnings or cautions>
<any warnings or cautions>
HARDWARE REQUIRED
<list any hardware requirements>
<list any hardware requirements>
<list any hardware requirements>
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
<list any software requirements>
<list any software requirements>
<list any software requirements>
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
<How to acquire the tool.>
<Location/Contact Info to access/obtain tool>
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
<Contact info for person responsible for catalog entry>
DATE OF MOST RECENT UPDATE TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
<YYMMDD>
Keywords
This catalog uses "keywords" for terse characterizations of the
tools. Keywords are abbreviated attributes of a tool or its use. To
allow cross-comparison of tools, uniform keyword definitions have
been developed, and are given below. Following the definitions,
there is an index of catalog entries by keyword.
Keyword Definitions
The keywords are always listed in a prefined order, sorted first by
the general category into which they fall, and then alphabetically.
The categories that have been defined for management tool keywords
are:
o the general management area to which a tool
relates or a tool's functional role;
o the network resources or components that are
managed;
o the mechanisms or methods a tool uses to
perform its functions;
o the operating system and hardware environment
of a tool; and
o the characteristics of a tool as a hardware
product or software release.
The keywords used to describe the general management area or
functional role of a tool are:
Alarm
a reporting/logging tool that can trigger on specific
events within a network.
Analyzer
a traffic monitor that reconstructs and interprets pro-
tocol messages that span several packets.
Benchmark
a tool used to evaluate the performance of network com-
ponents.
Control
a tool that can change the state or status of a remote
network resource.
Debugger
a tool that by generating arbitrary packets and moni-
toring traffic, can drive a remote network component to
various states and record its responses.
Generator
a traffic generation tool.
Manager
a distributed network management system or system com-
ponent.
Map
a tool that can discover and report a system's topology
or configuration.
Reference
a tool for documenting MIB structure or system confi-
guration.
Routing
a packet route discovery tool.
Security
a tool for analyzing or reducing threats to security.
Status
a tool that remotely tracks the status of network com-
ponents.
Traffic
a tool that monitors packet flow.
The keywords used to identify the network resources or components
that a tool manages are:
Bridge
a tool for controlling or monitoring LAN bridges.
CHAOS
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the CHAOS protocol suite or network components that use
it.
DECnet
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the DECnet protocol suite or network components that
use it.
DNS
a Domain Name System debugging tool.
Ethernet
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on ethernet LANs.
FDDI
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on FDDI LANs or WANs.
IP
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the TCP/IP protocol suite or network components that
use it.
OSI
a tool for controlling or monitoring implementations of
the OSI protocol suite or network components that use
it.
NFS
a Network File System debugging tool.
Ring
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on Token Ring LANs.
SMTP
an SMTP debugging tool.
Star
a tool for controlling or monitoring network components
on StarLANs.
The keywords used to describe a tool's mechanism are:
CMIS
a network management system or component based on
CMIS/CMIP, the Common Management Information System and
Protocol.
Curses
a tool that uses the "curses" tty interface package.
Eavesdrop
a tool that silently monitors communications media
(e.g., by putting an ethernet interface into "promiscu-
ous" mode).
NMS
the tool is a component of or queries a Network Manage-
ment System.
Ping
a tool that sends packet probes such as ICMP echo mes-
sages; to help distinguish tools, we do not consider
NMS queries or protocol spoofing (see below) as probes.
Proprietary
a distributed tool that uses proprietary communications
techniques to link its components.
RMON
a tool which employs the RMON extensions to SNMP.
SNMP
a network management system or component based on SNMP,
the Simple Network Management Protocol.
Spoof
a tool that tests operation of remote protocol modules
by peer-level message exchange.
X
a tool that uses X-Windows.
The keywords used to describe a tool's operating environment are:
DOS
a tool that runs under MS-DOS.
HP
a tool that runs on Hewlett-Packard systems.
Macintosh
a tool that runs on Macintosh personal computers.
OS/2
a tool that runs under the OS/2 operating system.
Standalone
an integrated hardware/software tool that requires only
a network interface for operation.
Sun
a tool that runs on Sun Microsystems platforms.
(binary distribution built for use on a Sun.)
UNIX
a tool that runs under 4.xBSD UNIX or related OS.
VMS
a tool that runs under DEC's VMS operating system.
The keywords used to describe a tool's characteristics as a hardware
or software acquisition are:
Free
a tool is available at no charge, though other restric-
tions may apply (tools that are part of an OS distribu-
tion but not otherwise available are not listed as
"free").
Library
a tool packaged with either an Application Programming
Interface (API) or object-level subroutines that may be
loaded with programs.
Sourcelib
a collection of source code (subroutines) upon which
developers may construct other tools.
Tools Indexed by Keywords
Following is an index of the most up-to-date catalog entries sorted
by keyword, which is available via:
news comp.networks.noctools.tools
ftp wuarchive.wustl.edu:/doc/noctool
This index can be used to locate the tools with a particular
attribute: tools are listed under each keyword that characterizes
them. The keywords and the subordinate lists of tools under them are
in alphabetical order.
Alarm
-----
CMIP Library
Dual Manager
Eagle
EMANATE
EtherMeter
LanProbe
LANWatch
MONET
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
NOCOL
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
snmpd from Empire Technologies
SpiderMonitor
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetmon from Wellfleet
Analyzer
--------
LANVista
LANWatch
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NETscout
PacketView
Sniffer
SpiderMonitor
Benchmark
---------
hammer & anvil
iozone
LADDIS
LANVista
nhfsstone
SPIMS
spray
ttcp
XNETMON from SNMP Research
CMIS
----
CMIP library
Generic Managed System
MIB Browser
Control
-------
CMIP Library
Dual Manager
Eagle
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
MONET
NETMON for Windows
proxyd
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System
snmpd from Empire Technologies
TokenVIEW
XNETMON from SNMP Research
Debugger
--------
Ethernet Box II
LANVista
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
ping from UCB
SPIMS
XNETMON from SNMP Research
Generator
---------
hammer & anvil
LADDIS
LANVista
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
nhfsstone
ping
ping from UCB
Sniffer
SpiderMonitor
spray
TTCP
Manager
-------
Beholder
CMIP Library
CMU SNMP Distribution
decaddrs by Wellfleet
Dual Manager
EMANATE
Ethernet Box II
getone by Wellfleet
Interactive Network Map
LanProbe
LANVista
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
MONET
NetLabs CMOT Agent
NetLabs SNMP Agent
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
NNStat
NOCOL
OverVIEW
SAS/CPE for Open Systems Software
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System
snmpd from Empire Technologies
tokenview
Tricklet
Wollongong-Manager
XNETMON from SNMP Research
XNETMON from Wellfleet
xnetperfmon
Map
---
decaddrs by Wellfleet
Dual Manager
etherhostprobe
EtherMeter
Interactive Network Map
LanProbe
NETMON for Windows
Network Integrator I
NPRV
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
XNETMON by SNMP Research
XNETMON by Wellfleet
Reference
---------
EMANATE
ethernet-codes
HyperMIB
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
XNETMON
Routing
-------
arp
decaddrs by Wellfleet
etherhostprobe
getone by Wellfleet
hopcheck
MONET
net_monitor
NETMON for Windows
netstat
NPRV
ping from UCB
query
traceroute
Security
--------
Computer Security Checklist
Dual Manager
Eagle
EMANATE
LAN Patrol
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
XNETMON by SNMP Research
xnetperfmon
Status
------
Beholder
CMIP Library
CMU SNMP
DiG
dnsstats
doc
Dual Manager
EMANATE
fping
getone by Wellfleet
host
Internet Rover
lamers
LanProbe
mconnect
MONET
net_monitor
Netlabs CMOT Agent
Netlabs SNMP Agent
NETscout
NNStat
NOCOL
NPRV
OverVIEW
ping
ping from UCB
proxyd from SNMP Research
SAS/CPE
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System
PSI SNMP
snmpd from Empire Technologies
snmpd from SNMP Research
TokenVIEW
Tricklet
vrfy
XNETMON by SNMP Research
xnetmon by Wellfleet
xnetperfmon
xup
Traffic
-------
etherfind
EtherMeter
Ethernet Box II
EtherView
getethers
LAN Patrol
LanProbe
LANVista
LANWatch
ENTM
MONET
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON by Mitre
NETscout
netwatch
Network Integrator I
nfswatch
nhfsstone
NNStat
ositrace
PacketView
Sniffer
SpiderMonitor
spray
tcpdump
tcplogger
trpt
ttcp
XNETMON by SNMP Research
Bridge
------
decaddrs by Wellfleet
EMANATE
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
MONET
proxyd by SNMP Research
SAS/CPE
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System
snmpd from SNMP Research
XNETMON from SNMP Research
CHAOS
-----
Interactive Network Map
LANWatch
DECnet
------
decaddrs by Wellfleet
LANVista
LANWatch
MONET
net_monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
Sniffer
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SpiderMonitor
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
DNS
---
DiG
dnsstats
doc
lamers
LANWatch
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NOCOL
Ethernet
--------
arp
Beholder
Eagle
EMANATE
etherfind
etherhostprobe
EtherMeter
Ethernet Box II
ethernet-codes
EtherView
getethers
LAN Patrol
LanProbe
LANVista
LANWatch
ENTM
Interactive Network Map
MONET
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
netwatch
Network Integrator I
nfswatch
NNStat
PacketView
proxyd from SNMP Research
SAS/CPE
Sniffer
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
SpiderMonitor
tcpdump
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
FDDI
----
EMANATE
ethernet-codes
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
nfswatch
SAS/CPE
SNMP Libraries and utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
XNETMON from SNMP Research
IP
--
arp
CMU SNMP
Dual Manager
Eagle
EMANATE
etherfind
etherhostprobe
EtherView
fping
getone from Wellfleet
hammer & anvil
hopcheck
Internet Rover
LanProbe
LANVista
LANWatch
ENTM
Interactive Network Map
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
MONET
net_monitor
Netlabs CMOT Agent
Netlabs SNMP Agent
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON by Mitre
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
netstat
netwatch
nfswatch
nhfsstone
NNStat
NOCOL
NPRV
OverVIEW
PacketView
ping
ping from UCB
proxyd from SNMP Research
query
SAS/CPE
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
PSI SNMP
snmpd from Empire Technologies
snmpd from SNMP Research
PSI SNMP
SpiderMonitor
SPIMS
spray
tcpdump
tcplogger
traceroute
trpt
ttcp
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetmon from Wellfleet
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
OSI
---
CMIP Library
Dual Manager
EMANATE
LANVista
LANWatch
Netlabs CMOT Agent
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
NOCOL
ositrace
proxyd from SNMP Research
SAS/CPE
Sniffer
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
SpiderMonitor
SPIMS
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
NFS
---
etherfind
EtherView
iozone
LADDIS
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NETscout
nfswatch
nhfsstone
Sniffer
tcpdump
Ring
----
Eagle
EMANATE
Interactive Network Map
LANVista
LANWatch
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON by Mitre
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
netwatch
PacketView
proxyd from SNMP Research
Sniffer
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
TokenVIEW
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
SMTP
----
host
Internet Rover
LANWatch
mconnect
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
Sniffer
vrfy
Star
----
EMANATE
Interactive Network Map
LAN Patrol
LANWatch
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
proxyd from SNMP Research
Sniffer
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
Curses
------
Eagle
Internet Rover
net_monitor
nfswatch
NOCOL
PSI SNMP
Eavesdrop
---------
etherfind
Ethernet Box II
EtherView
LAN Patrol
LANVista
LANWatch
ENTM
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetNetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON from Mitre
NETscout
netwatch
nfswatch
NNStat
OSITRACE
PacketView
Sniffer
SpiderMonitor
tcplogger
trpt
NMS
---
CMU SNMP
decaddrs from Wellfleet
Dual Manager
EMANATE
EtherMeter
Ethernet Box II
getone from Wellfleet
Interactive Network Map
MONET
Netlabs CMOT Agent
Netlabs SNMP Agent
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
NNStat
NOCOL
OverVIEW
proxyd from SNMP Research
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
PSI SNMP
snmpd from Empire Technologies
snmpd from SNMP Research
TokenVIEW
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetmon from Wellfleet
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
Ping
----
etherhostprobe
fping
getethers
hopcheck
Interactive Network Map
Internet Rover
LANWatch
net_monitor
NOCOL
NPRV
ping
ping from UCB
spray
traceroute
ttcp
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xup
Proprietary
-----------
Eagle
EtherMeter
Ethernet Box II
LanProbe
LANVista
TokenVIEW
RMON
----
Beholder
SNMP
----
Beholder
CMU SNMP
decaddrs from Wellfleet
Dual Manager
EMANATE
getone from Wellfleet
Interactive Network Map
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
MONET
Netlabs SNMP Agent
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON for Windows
NETscout
NOCOL
OverVIEW
proxyd from SNMP Research
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
PSI SNMP
snmpd from Empire Technologies
snmpd from SNMP Research
Wollongong-Manager
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetmon from Wellfleet
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
Spoof
-----
DiG
doc
Internet Rover
host
LADDIS
mconnect
nhfsstone
NOCOL
query
SPIMS
vrfy
X
-
Dual Manager
Interactive Network Map
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
SAS/CPE
PSI SNMP
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
xup
DEC
---
Wollongong-Manager
DOS
---
Computer Security Checklist
Ethernet Box II
hammer & anvil
hopcheck
iozone
LAN Patrol
LANVista
netmon
NETMON for Windows
netwatch
OverVIEW
PacketView
ping
SAS/CPE
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
TokenVIEW
Wollongong-Manager
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
HP
--
iozone
SAS/CPE
xup
Macintosh
---------
HyperMIB
OS/2
----
Beholder
Tricklet
Standalone
----------
LANVista
Sniffer
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
SpiderMonitor
Sun
---
Avatar SunSNMPD
Wollongong Manager
UNIX
----
arp
CMIP Library
CMU SNMP
decaddrs from Wellfleet
DiG
doc
dnsstats
Eagle
etherfind
etherhostprobe
EtherView
fping
getethers
getone from Wellfleet
host
Interactive Network Map
Internet Rover
iozone
LADDIS
lamers
mconnect
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
MONET
net_monitor
Dual Manager
NetMetrix Load Monitor
NetMetrix NFS Monitor
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
NETMON from Mitre
NETscout
netstat
Network Integrator I
nfswatch
nhfsstone
NNStat
NOCOL
OSITRACE
ping
ping from UCB
proxyd from SNMP Research
query
SAS/CPE
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
PSI SNMP
snmpd from Empire Technologies
snmpd from SNMP Research
SPIMS
spray
tcpdump
tcplogger
traceroute
Tricklet
trpt
ttcp
vrfy
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetmon from Wellfleet
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
VMS
---
arp
ENTM
fping
net_monitor
netstat
NPRV
ping
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
tcpdump
traceroute
ttcp
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
Free
----
arp
Beholder
CMIP Library
CMU SNMP Distribution
DiG
dnsstats
doc
ENTM
fping
getethers
hammer & anvil
hopcheck
host
Interactive Network Map
Internet Rover
iozone
lamers
net_monitor
netmon from Mitre
netstat
netwatch
nfswatch
nhfsstone
NNStat
NOCOL
NPRV
OSITRACE
PING
ping from UCB
query
SNMP Development Kit
tcpdump
tcplogger
traceroute
Tricklet
trpt
ttcp
vrfy
Library
-------
CMIP Library
CMU SNMP
Dual Manager
NetMetrix Protocol Analyzer
NetMetrix Traffic Generator
proxyd from SNMP Research
SAS/CPE
Sourcelib
---------
Beholder
CMIP Library
CMU SNMP
EMANATE
HyperMIB
Interactive Network Map
Internet Rover
LANWatch
MIB Manager from Empire Technologies
net_monitor
NETMON for Windows
NOCOL
proxyd from SNMP Research
SNMP Development Kit
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from Empire Technologies
SNMP Libraries and Utilities from SNMP Research
SNMP Packaged Agent System from SNMP Research
snmpd from SNMP Research
SpiderMonitor
Tricklet
XNETMON from SNMP Research
xnetperfmon from SNMP Research
Tool Descriptions
This section is an updated collection of brief descriptions of tools
for managing TCP/IP internets. These entries are in alphabetical
order, by tool name.
The entries all follow a standard format. Immediately after the NAME
of a tool are its associated KEYWORDS. Keywords are terse
descriptions of the purposes or attributes of a tool. A more
detailed description of a tool's purpose and characteristics is given
in the ABSTRACT section. The MECHANISM section describes how a tool
works. In CAVEATS, warnings about tool use are given. In BUGS,
known bugs or bug-report procedures are given. LIMITATIONS describes
the boundaries of a tool's capabilities. HARDWARE REQUIRED and
SOFTWARE REQUIRED relate the operational environment a tool needs.
Finally, in AVAILABILITY, pointers to vendors, online repositories,
or other sources for a tool are given.
Where tool names conflict, the vendor name is used as well. For
example, MITRE, and SNMP Research each submitted an updated
description of a tool called, "NETMON". These tools were
independently developed, are functionally different, and run in
different environments. MITRE's tool is listed as "NETMON_MITRE,"
and the tool from SNMP Research as "NETMON_WINDOWS_SNMP_RESEARCH".
Internet Tool Catalog ARP
NAME
arp
KEYWORDS
routing; ethernet, IP;; UNIX, VMS; free.
ABSTRACT
Arp displays and can modify the internet-to-ethernet
address translations tables used by ARP, the address
resolution protocol.
MECHANISM
The arp program accesses operating system memory to
read the ARP data structures.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Only the super user can modify ARP entries.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
SOFTWARE REQUIRED
BSD UNIX or related OS, or VMS.
AVAILABILITY AND CONTACT POINT FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TOOL
Available via anonymous FTP from uunet.uu.net, in
directory bsd-sources/src/etc. Available with 4.xBSD
UNIX and related operating systems. For VMS, available
as part of TGV MultiNet IP software package, as well as
Wollongong's WIN/TCP and Process Software Corporation's
TCPware for VMS.
CONTACT POINT FOR CHANGES TO THIS CATALOG ENTRY
This entry maintained by the NOCtools editors.
Send email to noctools-request@merit.edu.
Internet Tool Catalog AVATAR-SNMP-TOOLKIT
NAME
SNMP Application Development Toolkit
KEYWORDS
manager;;SNMP;;sourcelib.
ABSTRACT
snmpapi is an api toolkit for developing SNMP
applications and agents. The toolkit is simple and
very fast that can be used for any type of
application. It is very well suited for embedded
systems such as bridges or routers. An example MIB II
agent for Sun Sparcstations is provided. snmpapi is
distributed in source form only.
MECHANISM
snmpapi is a library of C functions.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
None.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
No restrictions.
AVAILABILITY
Available now. For more information, send e-mail to
info@avatar.com.
Internet Tool Catalog AVATAR-SUNSNMPD
NAME
sunsnmpd
KEYWORDS
manager;;snmp;sun;.
ABSTRACT
sunsnmpd is a fully supported SNMP agent with MIB II
support for Sun Sparscations running SunOS 4.1 or
higher. sunsnmpd supports both SNMP GET and SET
operations.
MECHANISM
sundnmpd is a daemon process which starts up at boot
time from the rc.local file. It uses /dev/kmem to access
kernel structures.
CAVEATS
None.
BUGS
None known.
LIMITATIONS
Must be started by a super user.
HARDWARE REQUIRED
Sun Sparcstations.
AVAILABILITY
Available now. Site licensing only. For more information,
send e-mail to info@avatar.com.
Internet Tool Catalog ChameLAN-100
NAME
ChameLAN 100
KEYWORDS
analyzer, benchmark, debugger, generator, map,
reference, status, traffic; bridge, DECnet, ethernet,
FDDI, IP, OSI, NFS, ring; eavesdrop, SNMP, X;
standalone, UNIX.
ABSTRACT
Tekelec's ChameLAN 100 is a portable diagnostic system
for monitoring and simulation of FDDI, Ethernet and
Token Ring networks -- simultaneously. Protocol
analysis of multiple topologies, as well as mixed
topoloies simultaneously, is a key feature of
the product family. Tekelec's proprietary FDDI
hardware guarantees complete real-time analysis of
networks and network components at the full ring
bandwidth of 125 Mbps. It passively connects to the
network and captures 100 percent of the data, measures
performance and isolates real-time problems.
The simulation option offers full bandwidth load
generation that allows you to create and simulate any
network condition. It gives you the ability to inject
errors and misformed frames. A set of
confidence tests allow simple evaluation of new
equipment. A ring map feature displays network
topology and status of all nodes via the SMT
process.
Monitoring of FDDI, Ethernet and Token Ring allows the
user to: view network status in real time; view
network, node, or node pair statistics; capture
frames; control capture using trigger and filter
capabilities; view real-time statistics; view captured
frames in decoded format; and view the last frame
transmitted by each station.
The following Real-Time Network Statistics of FDDI,
Ethernet and Token Ring networks is displayed: frame
rate, runts, byte rate, jabbers, CRC/align errors, and
collisions.
Product developers can use the ChameLAN 100 to observe
and control various events to help debug their FDDI,
Ethernet and Token Ring products. End users can
perform real-time monitoring to test and
diagnose problems that may occur when developing,
installing or managing FDDI, Ethernet and Token Ring
networks and network products. End users can use the
ChameLAN 100 to aid in the installation and
maintenance of Ethernet and Token Ring networks. To
isolate specific network trouble spots the ChameLAN
100 uses filtering and triggering techniques for data
capture. Higher level protocol decode includes
TCP/IP, OSI and DECnet protocol suites. Protocol
decode of IPX, SNMP, XTP, and AppleTalk are also
supported. Development of additional protocol decodes
is also under development. The ChameLAN 100 family
also offers a Protocol Management Development System
(PMDS) that enables users to develop custom protocol
decode suites.
The FDDI, Ethernet and Token Ring hardware interfaces
feature independent processing power. Real-time data
is monitored unobtrusively at full bandwidth without
affecting network activity. Real-time data may also
be saved to a 120MB or optional 200MB hard disk drive
for later analysis. FDDI data is captured at 125 megabits
per second (Mbps), Ethernet at 10 Mbps and Token Ring
at 4 or 16 Mbps.
MECHANISM
This portable, standalone unit incorporates the power
of UNIX, X-Windows and Motif. Its UNIX-based
programming interface facilitates development of
customized monitoring and simulation applications. The
ChameLAN 100 may connect to the network at any
location using standard equipment. Standard graphical
Motif/X-Windows and TCP/IP allow remote control
through Ethernet and 10Base T interfaces. Tekelec
also offers a rackmounted model -- ChameLAN 100-X.
Both models can be controlled via a Sun Workstation
remotely.
CAVEATS
none.
BUGS
none known.
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:
C.D., Ltd.
P.O. Box 58363
Seattle, WA 98138
(206) 243-8700
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:
o Master SNMP agent which contains an API to communicate
with subagents.
o Subagents which implement various MIBS.
o Subagent Developer's Kit which contains tools to assist
in the implementation of subagents.
o EMANATE libraries which provide the API for the
subagent.
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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