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From: EBIBISI@UTMEM1.BITNET (ED BIBISI)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip
Subject: Protocol Analyzers
Message-ID: <8804260850.AA24618@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>
Date: 26 Apr 88 02:57:00 GMT
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Hi there,

I am in the process of determining which protocol analyzer to invest in
for our LAN.  We have XNS on our LAN as well as DECnet, TCP/IP,
MS-NET, and one ethernet appletalk encapsulation (PNP from Pacer s'ware
connected via Kinetics Bridges).

We have three main VAXen: 8650, 8700 and 8800.  They all support the above
protocols.  We have a small army of microvaxen about our campus that support
only DECnet.

We have had evaluation units of Exelan's Lanalyzer and currently have
Micom - Interlan's product based upon Network General's Sniffer s'ware.
U-B's NetScope does not seem to be as versatile as I would like for our LAN,
as well as DEC's software offerings (EtherNIM, etc.)

I have not seen HP's offering or anyone else's.

I would appreciate input from those that have gone through this process.


Thanks,

Ed Bibisi
Director, Telecommunication Systems
Information Systems and Services
University of Tennessee, Memphis
EBIBISI@UTMEM1.BITNET
(901) 528-5848