Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ncrlnk!ncrcae!hubcap!gatech!udel!princeton!siemens!drexel!jeff
From: jeff@drexel.UUCP (Jeff White)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Network monitoring software
Summary: Free (but limited) one.
Message-ID: <864@drexel.UUCP>
Date: 13 Jan 89 15:57:32 GMT
References: <8901120059.AA08765@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>
Organization: Drexel University, Phila., Pa.
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In article <8901120059.AA08765@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu>, paisley@MTE.NCSU.EDU (Mike) writes:
> We are currently considering buying some software to manage/analyze our 
> AppleTalk network.  Our network consists of 3 FastPath-3's and a few SE's with
> EtherSC boxes and the AlisaTalk (soon to be AlisaShare) package on our 
> VAX-11/750 running VMS.
> 
> I've heard of InterPoll by Apple and CheckNet and TrafficWatch by Farralon,
> but are there any others, and/or does anybody have any recommendations for
> these packages? 
> 

  This probably isn't in the same league as the packages you are looking into,
but the Responder system init and the NodeCheck application (both by Apple and
I believe available for free) is a simplistic start.  The Responder comes up
with a "Registering node xxx on the AppleTalk network" at boot time.  It is
probably also required by the other Apple and Farralon packages.  Nodecheck will
show all the devices on the net, by device number, type (Mac Plus, LW, etc.), 
and username.  Yoy can also send a 1 line message to any other device (although
it seems that that other device also must be runnign NodeCheck to see it).  The
program is almost like a "who" for the Mac, and for some people that may be
all they need.

						Jeff White
						Drexel University - ECE Dept.
						rutgers!bpa!drexel!jeff