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From: ljm@TWG.COM (Leo J McLaughlin)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip.ibmpc
Subject: Re: MIT Netwatch
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Date: 4 Jan 89 01:55:00 GMT
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>Hello.  Can anyone tell me where I can get a copy of MIT's Netwatch?  I
>have been trying without any success in getting a copy of this software.
>I need information on how to get it, cost, what cards in runs on, how
>much cpu and memory is required (8086, 286 or 386?).  We don't have
>anonymous ftp, only BITNET.

>Does anyone have anything else they are
>using for LAN monitoring that they are having getting good results from.
>Thanks in advance.


If you have the ~$15,000 to spend, the Network General Sniffer is a
very nice LAN monitor.  I've used it on occasion, and been most pleased.

Otherwise, I would strongly recommend buying a sophisticated software
package in the $1,000 range such as FTP Software's LANWatch or Wollongong's
WIN/WATCH.  Both provide protocol interpretation, filtering, and logging
capabilities far superior to the original MIT Netwatch.


FTP software supports the 3c500, 3c503, 3c505, 3c523, WD Star/Ether Card
PLUS, NI5010, NI5210, BICC4110, Proteon p1300 and p1344, UB-NIC,
Excelan 205/205T, and Banyan hardware interfaces.

Wollongong supports the 3c500, 3c503, 3c505, 3c523, WD Star/Ether Card PLUS,
NI5010, BICC4110, and Proteon p1300 hardware interfaces.

(My experience has shown the 3c503 or 3c523 interfaces to be superior.)


For more information contact:
FTP Software, Inc.    (617) 868-4878 and
The Wollongong Group  (415) 962-7100.


leo j mclaughlin iii
The Wollongong Group
ljm@twg.com