NetVisualyzer™ User's Guide

Table of Contents

Introduction

Audience

How to Use This Guide

Hardware and Software Requirements

Documentation Conventions

User Interface Terminology

Common User Interface Operations

References

Product Support

1. Getting Started with NetVisualyzer

What Is NetVisualyzer?

NetVisualyzer Display Stations and Data Stations

Snooping

SNMP Agents

Event Logging

Setting Up NetVisualyzer

Using the netvis Directory View

NetVisualyzer Gifts and Resources

2. NetFilters

Starting NetFilters

NetFilters Main Window

NetFilters Edit Menu

Using Variables in Filters

NetFilters File Menu

Using NetFilters to Specify Filters for Other NetVisualyzer Tools

NetFilters Example

3. NetLook

Starting NetLook

NetLook Main Window

NetLook Control Panels

NetLook Actions

NetLook File Menu

NetLook Examples

4. NetGraph

Starting NetGraph

NetGraph Main Window

NetGraph Control Panels

NetGraph Actions

NetGraph File Menu

Playing Back a NetGraph History File

NetGraph Examples

5. Analyzer

Starting Analyzer

Analyzer Capture Control Panel

Analyzer Main Window

Analyzer File Menu

Configuring Analyzer for Best Performance

Analyzer Examples

6. NetTop

Starting NetTop

NetTop Main Window

NetTop Traffic Control Panel

NetTop Nodes Control Panel

NetTop File Menu

NetTop Examples

7. NetCollect, NetPack, and NetAccount

Using NetCollect to Collect Data

Using NetPack to Pack Data

Using NetAccount to Produce an Accounting of Traffic Data

NetCollect, NetPack, and NetAccount Examples

8. NetSnoop

Starting and Stopping NetSnoop

Specifying an Interface to NetSnoop

Interpreting NetSnoop Output

Getting Statistics on Dropped Packets from NetSnoop

Configuring NetSnoop for Best Performance

NetSnoop Examples

9. Browser

Starting Browser

Browser Main Window

Browser Subtree and Table Windows

Navigating the SNMP Containment Tree

Getting Descriptions of Variables

Getting, Setting, and Saving Variable Values

Browser File Menu

Browser Example

10. Creating and Using Filters

What Is a Filter?

Filter Syntax

Finding Protocol-specific Operands

Using Filters in NetVisualyzer Tools

Example Filters

11. Using NetVisualyzer in a DECnet Environment

Setting Up Stations in a DECnet Environment

Resolving DECnet Addresses and Names

Dividing a DECnet Network

Suppressing the DECnet HELLO Message

A. Error Messages

Messages Common to Analyzer, NetGraph, NetLook, and NetTop

Analyzer Messages

Browser Messages

NetAccount Messages

NetCollect Messages

NetFilters Messages

NetGraph Messages

NetLook Messages

NetPack Messages

NetSnoop Messages

NetTop Messages

B. Authorization Reference

Tool Authorization Summary

/usr/etc/rpc.snoopd.auth

C. Protocols

Supported Protocols

Protocol Layers

Protocol References

D. Configuration File Formats

Analyzer Configuration File

NetGraph User Interface Configuration File

NetLook User Interface Configuration File

NetLook Network Data File

NetSnoop Configuration File

NetTop Configuration File

E. Introduction to MIBs

SNMP Management Reference

The Silicon Graphics SNMP Agent

Adding a MIB Specification

F. NetVisualyzer Manual Pages

Index