Making Things Work Better, One bit At A Time

Many technologists try to troubleshoot networks with only one tool and a decades-old methodology...  Good Luck!!.

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What is in Tony's Toolbox?

 

Cable Testing

• Fluke Networks - Optiview Integrated Network Analyzer, Nettool, Link Analyzer

Documentation Tools

• PicPick Screen Capture and Editor (Free)

• LookatLan.com - Scan your network and use SNMP for more info  (Free)

 

Network Management Tools

• PuTTY - Telnet/SSH client (Free)

• tftpd32 by Ph. Jounin  (Free)

  • dhcp, tftp client and server, time server

• Fluke Networks - Optiview Integrated Network Analyzer ($$$)

• Kiwi Syslog Server (Free)  - Kiwi Syslog Daemon is a freeware Syslog Daemon for Windows. It receives, filters, logs, displays and forwards Syslog messages and SNMP traps from hosts such as routers, switches, Unix hosts and any other syslog enabled device.

• MRTG (Free)  - It will monitor SNMP network devices and draw graphs showing how much traffic has passed through each interface.

  SOMIX has great templates to help build your MRTG system

 

Protocol Analyzers

• Wireshark (Free)

 

PC Utilities

• Free Video Conferencing and Collaboration (Free)

• Autoit scripting language (Free)

• DSL Reports - DR TCP.(Free)

• Guild FTP Server (Free)

• Microsoft Powertoys for XP (Free)

• SysInternals - Many helpful utilites (Some Free)

• Ultr@VNC - VNC with more features (Free)

• yousendit  allows you to easily transfer large files to anyone, anywhere. (Free)

• Firefox Web browser (Free)

  • extensions; Tamper Data, Fasterfox, Tinyurl, Adblock Plus

• Activestate ActivePerl (Free)

• TUGZIP compression utility (Free)

 

Free PC Software Sites

• Bootdisk - Make a DOS, WINDOWS boot disk  (Free)

• Snapfiles - Huge list of categorized freeware (Free)

• Bootable Floppy Disk Creator for NTFS Reader (Free)

 

Network Management

• OpenNMS is the world's first enterprise grade network management platform developed under the open source model.

• Untangle Easily protect all your computers on the Internet from a single PC Control what people can and cannot see and do online Monitor what online activity takes place, so you can intervene as you see fit

• Foundstone - Port Scanners and other free tools

• Novell Cool Solutions Communities

• SNMP / Network Management Software

• Network Monitoring Tool List from Stanford

• Solarwinds.

• Shunra.

• What's Up Gold.

 

Networking Information

• Tim O'Neill's Lovemytool website chuck full of info

• ByteSphere MIB database

• Mike Pennachi's Network Protocol Specialist

• Ray Tompkins' Analysis Solution for tech tips

• Cable Testing

• Federal Standard 1037C: Glossary of Telecommunications Terms

• Frame Relay Forum

• Internet Engineering Task Force

• IEEE Documents 

• Packet Level

• Protocols by RAD

• Bitpipe - Bitpipe is the leading destination for busy professionals who need technology white papers, webcasts, case studies and IT product information

• Black Ice TCP Port List

• Cisco Catalyst Switches/Ethernet Network Interface Card Compatibility Issues

• Cisco Configuring and Troubleshooting Ethernet 10/100Mb Half/Full Duplex Auto Negotiation

• Cisco Catalyst Switches to Network Interface Card (NIC) Compatibility Issues -

• Cisco SNMP Object Navigator

• International Engineering Consortium

• Internet Society

• Internet Traffic Report

• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

• IP Subnet Calculator

• IPv4 v6 subnet application - Bitcricket

• Netfusion

• Network Magazine Tutorials

• Mike Pennachi @ Network Protocol Specialists

• Network-tools Lookups, etc

• OUI List

• Sam Spade Dns lookups, etc..

• Silicon Valley Cisco Users Group

• Simpleweb

• Techfest

• "Warriors of the Net" protocol video

   

 

Microsoft Operating System Information

• Regedit  - Windows™ 95, 98, NT and 2000

• TweakXP

• Windows XP, Windows Me, Windows 2000, Windows 98, Windows 95, Windows NT TWEAKS AND HACKS

• Windows 2000 Resource Kits - Web Resources

• Windows Registry Guide provides an extensive range registry tips, tricks & tweaks for Windows.

• Web ResourcesWindows 2000 Resource Kits

• NetBIOS over TCP/IP Name Resolution and WINS
           (Provided by Microsoft Product Support Services )

• Description of the MS Computer Browser Service
           (Provided by Microsoft Product Support Services )

• Information on Browser Operation
           (Provided by Microsoft Product Support Services )

• Default Node Type for Microsoft Clients          

•         (Provided by Microsoft Product Support Services )

• Microsoft DLL file database

• MSDN Home 

 

RFC Sites

• RFC By Protocol

• EtherType Field Public

• TCP Port Listing

• TCP Port Listing by IANA

• TCP Port List (Practially Networks)

• Telchemy - Technical docs - packet loss, VOIP, etc

 

Security Notes

•  Insecure.Org

• TCP Trojan Port Numbers

 

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