1.Status Monitoring Tools:
NAME |
OPERATING,SYSTEM |
DESCRIPTION |
Ifconfig |
UNIX |
Obtains and configures,networking interface parameters and status |
ping |
UNIX,Windows |
Checks the status of node /,host |
nslookup |
UNIX,Windows NT |
Looks up DNS for name-IP,address translation |
dig |
UNIX |
Queries DNS server |
host |
UNIX |
Displays information on,Internet hosts / domains |
- Route Monitoring Tools
NAME |
OPERATING,SYSTEM |
DESCRIPTION |
netstat |
UNIX |
Displays the contents of,various network-related data structures |
arp,rarp |
UNIX, Windows 95/x/00NT |
Displays and modifies the Internet-to-Ethernet address,translation tables |
traceroute,tracert |
UNIX,Windows |
Traces route to a,destination with routing delays |
- Traffic Monitoring Tools
NAME |
OPERATING,SYSTEM |
DESCRIPTION |
ping |
UNIX,Windows |
Used for measuring,roundtrip packet loss |
bing |
UNIX |
Measures point-to-point,bandwidth of a link |
etherfind |
UNIX |
Inspects Ethernet packets |
snoop |
UNIX |
Captures and inspects,network packets |
tcpdump |
UNIX |
Dumps traffic on a network |
getethers |
UNIX |
Acquires all host addresses,of an Ethernet LAN segment |
iptrace |
UNIX |
Measures performance of,gateways |