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From: fortinp@bcars223.bnr.ca (Pierre Fortin)
Subject: Re: Network Analyzers
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Date: Wed, 25 Jul 90 02:46:35 GMT

In article <23847@boulder.Colorado.EDU>, ron@ctios2.ctio.noao.edu (ron lambert x238) writes:
> 
> 	We have a Cisco AGS with ethernet and T1 interfaces. The T1 interfaces
> via V35 to a braodband modem and then onto a uwave link. We are looking for
> an analyzer that has the option to be able to monitor/troubleshoot on
> both sides of the Cisco, i.e. ethernet and T1. Is there anyone who knows
> of such a machine and approx price.
> 		Many thanks  ron lambert

We don't have any equipment which can do both sides of the router, but we
do use the following:
  - Sniffer for protocol analysis
  - LANalyzer for LAN analysis
  Note: IMHO, there _is_ a significant difference between the two
        (see the June 26th issue of PC Magazine for more info)
  - Telenex T1 datascope:  this has probably the most user hostile MMI
    I've ever seen, but since Telenex bought Atlantic Research who makes 
    datascopes for up to channelized T1, and who have a very good MMI, one
    can only hope that the ARC MMI will prevail (god forbid that the Telenex
    MMI prevails).

Hope this helps (I'm at home, so I don't have addresses or phone #s handy).
Cheers,
Pierre Fortin
fortinp@bnr.ca