LANWatch® Network Analyzer

for DOS

FTP Software's LANWatch® Network Analyzer for DOS is the high-performance software solution that unlocks the complexity of network analysis. Easy to install and use, LANWatch monitors traffic in real time and displays a wide range of statistics. With LANWatch, network administrators and support personnel can quickly identify problems and keep networks running at peak performance.

FEATURES

• Menu-based DOS installation
• Easy-to-use interface with pull-down menus
• Graphic display of detailed network statistics
• Decodes over 60 network protocols, including:
  • TCP/IP
  • NetWare
  • SNA
  • AppleTalk
  • VINES
• Provides over 400 filters to isolate network traffic
• Supports a wide range of Ethernet and Token Ring adapters
• Version available for SLIP/PPP serial line networks
• Uses EMM (if available) for improved performance
• Software-based, easily portable to remote sites

BENEFITS

A menu-based installation recognizes existing driver configurations and gets you running LANWatch quickly. Pull-down menus make it easy to navigate through the LANWatch screens and access critical network data, while the on-line help puts comprehensive reference information at your fingertips. Task- oriented user documentation helps reduce your learning curve.

Graphic display of detailed network statistics

LANWatch's Network Utilization Mode provides quick and easy access to important network statistics such as captured and total network traffic, current and highwater bandwidth utilization, and more. This data provides the key indicators you need to keep the network running at peak performance. LANWatch can also save this information to an ASCII file so you can import it into your favorite spreadsheet program for detailed network load analysis.

Extensive filters and protocol decoders

With over 400 filters, LANWatch makes it easy to isolate network traffic based on protocol type, station address, data string, timestamp, and more. LANWatch decodes over 60 leading protocols including TCP/IP, SNA, DECnet, AppleTalk, and others used by Novell NetWare, Microsoft LAN Manager, and Banyan VINES. Protocols are color-coded for easy recognition, and programming libraries are provided for custom protocol support.

Software-based, easily portable to remote sites

LANWatch is software-based and requires no special hardware or network modifications. Load LANWatch on your laptop PC for convenient analysis and troubleshooting at remote sites.

LANWatch Specifications

Media Supported

• Ethernet (802.3)
• Token Ring (802.5)
• Serial line (SLIP & PPP)

Network Statistics Displayed

• Current bandwidth utilization
• Bandwidth utilization highwater mark
• Actual and captured packets per time interval
• Actual and captured bytes per time interval
• Total number of packets on network
• Total number of packets captured
• Counts of packets by protocol
• Packet size distribution
• Counts of error packets (CRC errors, IP checksum errors, alignment errors, overruns, shorts and longs)
• Total number of broadcast packets
• Total number of packets dropped

Protocols Decoded

General:

• Ethernet
• IEEE 802.3
• IEEE 802.5
• LLC
• SNAP

AppleTalk:

• AARP
• ADSP
• AEP
• ASP
• ATP
• DDP
• LAP
• NBP
• PAP
• RTMP
• ZIP
• ZIPATP

Banyan VINES:

• CLNP (OSI)
• IPC
• RTP
• SPP
• SNMP

DECnet IV:

• DRP
• MOP

Novell NetWare:

• IPX
• NCP
• RIP
• SAP
• SPX
• NWIP
• SNMP

OSI:

• CLNP
• ES-IS
• IS-IS

Serial Line:

• PPP
• SLIP

SNA:

• FID2
• FID4
• FIDF

TCP/IP:

• ARP
• BOOTP
• DOMAIN
• EGP
• ESIS
• FTP
• ICMP
• IEN116
• IP
• NetBIOS (RFC 1001 & 1002)
• NFS
• OSPF
• RARP
• RIP
• RPC
• SNMP
• TCP
• TELNET
• TFTP
• UDP

XNS:

• ECHO
• ERROR
• PEP
• RIP
• SPP

Other:

• IBM NetBIOS/NetBEUI
• SMB (LAN Manager/MS-NET)
• Spanning Tree (802.1d)

Filter Types:

• Alarm
• Background
• Search
• Trigger
• Save
• Load
• Viewing

Filter Specifications:

• Protocol type
• Address
• Timestamp
• Error
• String

Network Interfaces Supported:

Card-specific:

• 3COM 3C503
• 3COM 3C523
• SMC EtherElite/WD80x3
• Madge Smart 16/4 Ringnode
• Serial line (breakout cable included)

Generic:

• Any Ethernet or Token Ring adapter with a promiscuous-mode ODI, NDIS, or Packet Driver

System Requirements

• IBM PC/AT, PS/2 or compatible system with 512K RAM
• DOS 3.3 or higher
• EMM (enhanced memory) used if available - recommended for better performance

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FTP Software, PC/TCP, InterDrive, PC/BIND, and LANWatch are registered trademarks of FTP Software, Inc. OnNet, EntranX, and LANCatch are trademarks of FTP Software, Inc. Other tradenames, trademarks, or registered trademarks are property of their respective holders. Specifications are subject to change.