Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!wuarchive!brutus.cs.uiuc.edu!apple!motcsd!hpda!hpcuhb!hpindda!vtaft From: vtaft@hpindda.HP.COM (Vladimir Taft) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.lans Subject: Re: Management interfaces on LANs Message-ID: <3530008@hpindda.HP.COM> Date: 13 Oct 89 22:28:14 GMT References: Organization: HP Information Networks, Cupertino, CA Lines: 15 At this point there is no integrated network management system. EON (now INO division of HP) with its LANProbe/ProbeView has the best set of monitoring capabilities (will determine the distances to show you the REAL topology, etc.). Keep in mind that in order to configure your devices on a network they have to support some kind of a Network Management protocol which is non-proprietary. If they support SNMP - you are in good shape. Then you can wait a little and buy either HP LANProbe and HP workstation or buy Sniffer from Network General and a SUN workstation. In the first case, however, you will get it from the same vendor. Vladimir Taft (408)447-2870