Network Monitoring Questions and Answers

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Network

I'm not really sure but I believe that this is a netwoprk issue, we have been experincing that some of our PC's either take to long to logon to windows domain, also some of the applications take to long to open (three min or more) e.g. Lotus Notes, iSeries emulator, IE, and, some times if they have...

asked by Querys

  100 pts.

How to extract the IP address of a data packet and store it in the database?

A client sends a data packet to the server machine, then how can the server extract the IP address of the data packet .Can you suggest a source code for this above query in JAVA? After extracting the IP address how can the IP address be stored in the database, where other IP addresses of other data...

View Answer   |  Jan 25 2009  5:25 AM GMT
Network security, Packet filtering, Packet analyzers
asked by Indra

  5 pts.

Is it necessary to be connected to sniff traffic over a wired network?

Is it necessary to be connected to sniff traffic over a wired network?

View Answer   |  Jan 9 2009  7:09 AM GMT
Packet sniffers, Packet Sniffing, Sniffers
asked by Rahul Shrivastava

  330 pts.

Shared folder server activity

What would be the best way to log data for files in a shared directory (and sub-directories) on a server? The type of information needed would be something like this: - File accessed - By whom the file was accessed - Date/Time opened - Date/Time closed (if possible) - Date/Time file saved ...

View Answer   |  Nov 18 2008  9:26 AM GMT
Network monitoring, Windows server, Shared folders
asked by Memonboys

  45 pts.

What is a data point?

I was reading a white paper called "Network Monitoring – Shifting from Fire Fighting to Fire Prevention" and didn't understand what it meant by data point. Can someone explain to me what a data point is? Thank you!

View Answer   |  Oct 31 2008  9:05 PM GMT
Networking, Network monitoring, Data
asked by NetworkingATE

  1405 pts.

Visual Network Topology

I'm looking for a comprehensive open source (free) package to map and monitor my network environment. I like Solarwinds LanSurveyor but the price is prohibitive. Are there any recommendations?

asked by Nmagsaysay

  5 pts.

Cross-platform tools for security, monitoring

What would be some good cross-platform administration tools to use for an environment running Windows OS X and Debian's test release lenny? It is a small business (<200 employees) and the main concerns are being able to perform secure file transfers throughout the system and keeping track of...

View Answer   |  Oct 15 2008  3:09 PM GMT
Network monitoring, Monitoring, Debian
asked by Linux - Ask the Expert

  230 pts.

windows server 2003 network monitor

how do i capture a traffic signal over a long period of time on a computer running windows server 2003 which is experiencing problems and is seriously short on disk space?

View Answer   |  Oct 6 2008  5:00 PM GMT
Windows Server 2003, Network monitoring
asked by Jayswila

  5 pts.

Tool to generate report using nagios log file as input

Hi All, I am using Nagios as monitoring tool for more than 120 hosts. I am in requirement of one tool which will help me to use nagios log file as input to the tool and will generate report having histogram. I have tried using Sawmill but it does'nt work Thanks & REgards Ashish B. Kulkarni...

View Answer   |  Jun 6 2008  8:27 AM GMT
Network monitoring, Nagios
asked by Ashubkulkarni

  15 pts.

How to identyfy net usage

I am a system admin in a private company.in my office we have 60 systems and 13 laptops.How can i get each systems internet usage ,not through proxy ,if any body have any idea about any tool please send your comments to robinsmjames@hotmail.com

View Answer   |  Jun 5 2008  9:45 AM GMT
Network monitoring, User monitoring, Network analysis
asked by Sorry

  5 pts.

Interconnectivity WLAN and LAN computer on a network

We have a wireless router connected to the server so that all other laptop and wireless devices can access the internet and share printers. The server is on a LAN while the laptops are on WLAN. There's a printer connected to a computer on the LAN but the Laptops can not seem to connect to the...

View Answer   |  Apr 25 2008  1:26 PM GMT
Wireless, Network monitoring, Network
asked by SOZ

  5 pts.

How to determine if a client-side Internet connection is using VPN?

A German Seti@Home user is asking the Boinc developers' forum how one can determine if a TCP/IP connection is a VPN connection or not. Management of his company does not want Boinc using the connection if it is a VPN. Can you tell me how one can tell if a client-side Internet connection is a VPN...

Answer Question   |  Apr 4 2008  7:42 PM GMT
Network monitoring, VPN, Channel
asked by Networking Channel ATE

  30 pts.

layer 3 issue on a layer 2 device.

I have a 2950 switch and its set only as an Access layer switch. uplinks arent even trunked. im using the native VLAN for mgmt and a different vlan for the users. the switch is being able to work as layer 2,switching packets. but im not able to ping the IP for the mgmt VLAN. there is a default GW,...

View Answer   |  Mar 31 2008  6:57 PM GMT
Networking, Network monitoring, Network protocols
asked by Tafiela

  55 pts.

Utility to measure Network congestion

I am looking for a tool (hopefully freeware) to measure network utilization and collision rate? Hopefully an executable that does not require intallation. Yes, Performance Monitor built into Windows can do it, but I don't have the patience to spend 2 hours trying to figure out how to set it up....

asked by Steve3456

  15 pts.

Network Monitoring Solution.

Is there a simple, inexpensive way to monitor traffic on the network? I have a small school system with around 200pc's connected. I want to monitor the network traffic and see which IP address is spamming the network with traffic. It's a rural school without alot of finances to spend so I was...

View Answer   |  Feb 28 2008  10:20 PM GMT
Network monitoring, Traffic analyzer software
asked by Jirvine

  520 pts.

Data link layer monitoring

Can you please explain a method used for data link layer monitoring?

View Answer   |  Feb 15 2008  10:37 PM GMT
Networking, Network monitoring, Data link protocols
asked by NetworkingATE

  1405 pts.

Appropriate hardware and software tools to monitor network performance

What are the appropriate hardware and software tools to monitor trends and network performance, and what are the reasons for keeping these records?

asked by NetworkingATE

  1405 pts.

Wireless bridge

My office runs a normal LAN. The company has recently purchased the building next door, and we want to extend the LAN into this building using a wireless link. To achieve this, we have purchased 2 Netgear WPN802 wireless access points. The Netgear website has a step by step guide to configuring...

View Answer   |  Jul 4 2007  7:22 AM GMT
Wireless, Network monitoring, Switches
asked by nickc1976

  65 pts.

intermittent dns issues not affecting entire network

Hello, everyone. There are two users in my office who are suddenly unable to access some internet sites that they have always been able to access before. I am able to navigate to the sites from other machines in the office with no problems. The two users who are having problems are receiving the...

View Answer   |  Jun 29 2007  11:53 AM GMT
Tech support, Networking, Network monitoring
asked by kfettig

  5 pts.

Dell Optiplex GX520 hibernation/sleep mode issues

Hello, We have several Dell Optiplex GX520's on the network running Windows XP pro. They randomly fall into sleep mode. Moving the mouse will not wake them - you have to push the power button to get them out of sleep mode. Also we are not able to remotely wake them to do patch updates or remotely...

View Answer   |  Jun 26 2007  3:45 PM GMT
Tech support, Hardware, Networking
asked by jmello

  0 pts.

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