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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)

• Camstudio screen recorder (Free)

• Wildpackets Compass Live packet reporting tool (Free)

Network Managment Tools

• PuTTY - Telnet/SSH client (Free)

• tftpd32 by Ph. Jounin  (Free)

  • dhcp, tftp client/server, time server

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

• 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 Join.me (Free)

• Autoit scripting language (Free)

• Guild FTP Server (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)

• 7-Zip Compression software (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 

• 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

• Federal Standard 1037C: Glossary of Telecommunications Terms 

• Internet Engineering Task Force

• IEEE Documents 

• Packet Level

  • Protocol Analysis Institute was created by Laura Chappell, foremost network analyst and one of the top industry speakers at events such as Microsoft TechEd, HP Tech Forum, HTCIA International Conference and more. Protocol Analysis Insitute is the parent company of Chappell University and Wireshark University.

• Protocols by RAD

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

• Cisco Catalyst Switches/Ethernet Network Interface Card Compatibility Issues

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

• Internet Traffic Report

• Internet Assigned Numbers Authority

• IP Subnet Calculator

• Network-tools Lookups, etc

• OUI List 

• Simpleweb

• Techfest

• "Warriors of the Net" protocol video

   

 

Microsoft Operating System Information

• TweakXP

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

• Windows 2000 Resource Kits - Web Resources

• 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

 

RFC Sites

• RFC By Protocol

• EtherType Field Public

• TCP Port Listing

• TCP Port Listing by IANA

• TCP Port List (Practially Networks)

 

Security Notes

•  Insecure.Org

• TCP Trojan Port Numbers

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

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