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From: stacy@sobeco.com (s.millions)
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Subject: Re: Sniffer
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Date: 23 Apr 91 17:28:21 GMT
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In <9104121347.AA21041@cabell.vcu.edu> bmiller@CABELL.VCU.EDU writes:

>We are looking at the possibility of purchasing a Sniffer....anyone
>out there have any experience with it?

Yes, I do. If you need to analyze the protocol stacks, the sniffer is
great. It is, however, a terrible cable tester. At the time I ordered
it, I needed a protocol analyzer, and I have not regretted getting
the sniffer. I understand that there is now some serious competion
among the protocol analyzers, and that it may be worth your while
to look around.

-stacy

-- 
>Doesn't Sun talk about being standards based?                 stacy@sobeco.com
>Novell is THE standard in PC networks.                         stacy@sobeco.ca
Show us the RFC :-)   - aronb@gkcl.ists.ca (Aron Burns)      uunet!sobeco!stacy