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From: paisley@ccvr1.cc.ncsu.edu (Mike Paisley)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm
Subject: Re: EtherTalk Peek
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.180016.20745@ncsu.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 18:00:16 GMT
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In article <2136@riddler.tegra.COM> mcdougal@tegra.COM (Steve W McDougall)
writes:
>We are having problems with an EtherTalk (phase II) application.
>It looks like its about time to get down into the bits with Peek.
>
>Is there Peek for EtherTalk phase II?
>Does it exist?  Can I get it?  Can I buy it?
>
>Barring an existing Peek utility, is there a driver that will let
>my EtherTalk cards accept packets sent to any EtherNet address?
>We are using 3COM EtherLink II and GatorCards.
>If I just had the packets, I could interpret them myself.
>Are there interface specs for these drivers?
>
I assume since you've got GatorCards that Cayman's Watch utility doesn't give
you enough diagnostic info.  I know there are a number of commercial net
monitor packages for Mac's now, but have only used one.

The one I use is Racal-Interlan's EtherScope.  It came with my MacConnect 310
board, so it was a real deal for me.  I don't know if it supports other
hardware or not.  It understands AT Phase 1 and 2 as well as IP and a number of
other protocols.  You can filter packets based on protocol and/or address.  In
addition you can assign names to Ethernet addresses and so see traffic on a by
name basis.  You can construct you're own packets and send them to any address
you want.  Overall I would give it very good marks for what it does, which is a
fair amount more than I have described.  Since I paid only $330 (being at a
Univ.) for the board and software, I'm pretty pleased.

Mike Paisley
Paisley@ccvr1.cc.ncsu.edu
PAISLEY@NCSUMTE.BITNET