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Index: P

packages

installed package information: A.1.2. Solaris Packages
installing in Solaris: A.1.2. Solaris Packages
integrity: A.1.2. Solaris Packages
Red Hat Package Manager: A.1.3. Red Hat Package Manager
removing: A.1.2. Solaris Packages

packet analyzers: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools

5.6. Packet Analyzers

packet capture

access to traffic: 5.2. Access to Traffic

analysis tools: 5.5. Analysis Tools

5.6. Packet Analyzers

checking email clients: 10.1.1. Email

ethereal tool: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal

host-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where

8.2. Host-Monitoring Tools

Microsoft Windows tools: 5.8. Microsoft Windows

network-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where

8.4. Network-Monitoring Tools

point-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where

8.3. Point-Monitoring Tools

promiscuous mode and: 5.3. Capturing Data

remote packet capture: 8.5. RMON

restricting tools and privileges: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself

retransmitting captured packets: 9.1.1.3. Other tools

security and privacy issues: 5. Packet Capture

5.7. Dark Side of Packet Capture

SNMP agents: 7.2.1.7. snmpstatus

7.2.1.8. Agents and traps

snmpnetstat tool: 7.2.1.6. snmpnetstat

snoop tool: 5.5.10. Other Packet Capture Programs

tcpdump tool: 5.4. tcpdump

techniques: 5.3. Capturing Data

traffic capture tools: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools

packet injection tools: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools

custom packets generators: 9.1.1. Custom Packets Generators
emulators: 9.2.1. NISTNet
load generators: 9.1.2. Load Generators
using packet sniffers with: 9.1.1.2. nemesis

Packet InterNet Groper (see ping tools)

packet pair software: 4.2.2.4. Packet pair software

packet sniffers: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools

5.1. Traffic Capture Tools
capture and retransmission: 9.1.1.3. Other tools
detecting: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself
SNMP messages and: 7.1. Overview of SNMP
switches and: 5.7.1. Switch Security
using with packet generators: 9.1.1.2. nemesis

packet stretch measurements: 4.2.2.4. Packet pair software

packets

analysis summary: 5.4.2.3. Controlling what's displayed

blocking: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

capturing (see packet capture)

characteristics: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.

customized packets: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools

9.1.1. Custom Packets Generators

damaged: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

dropped: 9.1.2.1. spray

duplicate: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

fields in: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools

filters: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.

flooding networks with: 3.3.2.3. Options

forged ARP packets: 5.7.1. Switch Security

fragmentation: 3.3.2.3. Options

headers in: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.

5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.
9.1.1.1. hping

hexadecimal: 5.4.2.3. Controlling what's displayed

5.6.1.1. Using ethereal
9.1.1.1. hping

intervals between: 3.3.2.3. Options

length: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death

5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.

limiting capture: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior

listing number sent: 2.1.3. netstat

load generators: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools

lost packets: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute
4.2.2.3. bing
5.3. Capturing Data
9.1.2.1. spray

number captured: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior

5.6.1.1. Using ethereal
5.6.1.1. Using ethereal
8.3.1.1. Interactive mode

number sent: 3.3.2.3. Options

4.1.1. Options
4.2.2.2. pathchar
9.1.1.1. hping
9.1.2.1. spray

offsets in headers: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.

out-of-order: 5.5.3. tcpflow

oversized packets: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death

path discovery: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute

patterns for data: 3.3.2.3. Options

performance measurements: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements

ping and: 3.3.2. How ping Works

3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

protocol trees for: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal

rate of sending: 3.3.2.3. Options

retransmitting after capture: 9.1.1.3. Other tools

round-trip times: 3.3.2. How ping Works

setup or teardown: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.

size: 3.3.2.3. Options

3.3.3.3. Ping of Death
4.2.2.2. pathchar
4.2.2.3. bing
8.3.1.2. Web mode
9.1.1.1. hping
9.1.2.1. spray
9.1.2.2. MGEN

sniffing (see packet sniffers)

SNMP packets: 7.2.1.2. Configuration and options

spray tool: 9.1.2.1. spray

timeouts for: 4.1.1. Options

timestamps in: 3.3.2.3. Options

truncating: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior

TTL field: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute

parameters

in performance measurement: 12.2.2.1. General steps
SNMP objects as: 7.1. Overview of SNMP

passive fingerprinting: 6.3.1. Stack Fingerprinting

passwords

SNMP community strings: 6.6. Politics and Security

7.1. Overview of SNMP

verifying for email accounts: 10.1.1. Email

patch cabling: 3.2. Testing Adapters

5.2. Access to Traffic

patch devices: 5.2. Access to Traffic

pathchar bandwidth tools: 4.2.2.2. pathchar

A.4. Sources for Tools
A.4. Sources for Tools

paths

available paths in routing tables: 2.1.3. netstat

characteristics

listing all devices on paths: 4.1.2. Complications with traceroute
performance: 4.2. Path Performance
traceroute discovery: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute

counting hops on: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

discovery: 4.1.1. Options

4.1.2. Complications with traceroute

ISP network access: 4.2.3.4. Other related tools

performance

bandwidth measurements: 4.2.2. Bandwidth Measurements
measurements: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements
Microsoft Windows: 4.3. Microsoft Windows
throughput measurement: 4.2.3. Throughput Measurements
traffic measurements: 4.2.4. Traffic Measurements with netstat

unreachable networks: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

pattern expression in log files: 11.2.2. Log File Management

patterns

for packet data: 3.3.2.3. Options
of usage: 8.1. What, When, and Where

pchar bandwidth tool: 4.2.2.2. pathchar

A.4. Sources for Tools

peering arrangements: 4.1. Path Discovery with traceroute

4.2.3.4. Other related tools

perfmon monitoring tool: 8.6. Microsoft Windows

performance analysis

analytical modeling: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring
measurement: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring
simulations: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring
steps in: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring

Performance Endpoints software: 4.3. Microsoft Windows

performance management in network management software: 6.1.1. Characteristics of Management Software

performance measurement: 12.2.2. Performance Analysis and Monitoring

(see also performance analysis)

bandwidth: 4.2. Path Performance

4.2.2. Bandwidth Measurements

books and resources: B.2.4. Performance

bottleneck analysis: 12.2.2.2. Bottleneck analysis

in capacity planning: 12.2.2.3. Capacity planning

choosing tools: 12.2.2.1. General steps

emulators and simulators: 9.2. Network Emulators and Simulators

host-monitoring tools: 8.2. Host-Monitoring Tools

ISPs: 4.2.3.4. Other related tools

load generators: 9.1.2. Load Generators

Microsoft Windows: 4.3. Microsoft Windows

8.6. Microsoft Windows

mrtg and varieties: 8.4.1. mrtg

network-monitoring tools: 8.4. Network-Monitoring Tools

over time: 8.1. What, When, and Where

packet injection: 9.1. Packet Injection Tools

path performance: 4.2. Path Performance

ping tools: 3.3.2.3. Options

point-monitoring tools: 8.3. Point-Monitoring Tools

reproducibility: 9.2. Network Emulators and Simulators

RMON: 8.5. RMON

steps in: 12.2.2.1. General steps

terminology: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements

throughput: 4.2. Path Performance

4.2.3. Throughput Measurements

traffic measurement: 4.2. Path Performance

4.2.4. Traffic Measurements with netstat
8.1. What, When, and Where

types of data collection: 8.1. What, When, and Where

understanding current behavior: 1.2. Need for Troubleshooting Tools

web servers: 10.1.2. HTTP

Performance Monitor tool: 8.6. Microsoft Windows

periodic replacement costs: 1.3.2.4. Economic considerations

Perl

Active Perl web site: 8.6.1. ntop, mrtg, and cricket on Windows

books and resources: B.2.8. Scripting

cricket and: 8.6.1. ntop, mrtg, and cricket on Windows

mrtg and: 8.4.2. rrd and the Future of mrtg

8.6.1. ntop, mrtg, and cricket on Windows

scripting with: 6.4. Scripts

permissions, tcpwrappers tool and: 11.2.3.1. tcpwrappers

personal firewalls: 6.6. Politics and Security

personnel problems: 1.3.2.2. Ego management

Peter Principle: 1.3.2.3. Legal and ethical considerations

p0f fingerprinting tool: 6.3.1. Stack Fingerprinting

A.4. Sources for Tools

physical environment and cabling: 3.1.1. Installing New Cabling

pin-outs: 3.1.3.2. Cable testers

Ping of Death Attack: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death

ping scanners: 6.2.1. IP Address Management

ping tools

alternatives to: 3.3.4. Alternatives to ping
bandwidth measurements: 4.2.2.1. ping revisited
checking client name resolution: 10.1.4. Name Services
cyberkit suite: 6.7.1. Cyberkit
detecting packet sniffers with: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself
discovering MAC/IP address pairs: 6.2.1. IP Address Management
DOS attacks and: 3.3.3.1. Security and ICMP
examples: 3.3.2.1. Simple examples
functions: 3.3.2. How ping Works
generating loads with: 9.1.2. Load Generators
graphing round-trip delays: 8.6.2. getif revisited
hping tool: 9.1.1.1. hping
interpreting results: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results
Microsoft Windows: 3.4. Microsoft Windows
options: 3.3.2.3. Options
Ping of Death Attack: 3.3.3.3. Ping of Death
problems with: 3.3.3. Problems with ping
running: 3.3.2.4. Using ping
source web site: A.4. Sources for Tools
source web sites: A.4. Sources for Tools
testing connectivity with: 3.3. Software Testing with ping
versions: 3.3.1. ping

pkgadd command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages

pkgchk command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages

pkginfo package command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages

pkgrm command (Solaris): A.1.2. Solaris Packages

planning

capacity planning (see capacity planning)
performance analysis (see performance analysis)

playing back captured tcpdump data: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior

plenum cabling: 3.1.1. Installing New Cabling

plotting traffic data (see graphing traffic data)

plugins for ntop tool: 8.3.1.2. Web mode

pmon.exe tool: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

point-monitoring tools: 8.1. What, When, and Where

8.3. Point-Monitoring Tools
ntop: 8.3.1. ntop
Windows: 8.6. Microsoft Windows

point-to-point bandwidth: 4.2.2.3. bing

point tools: 6.1.2. Discovery and Mapping Tools

Poisson distribution: 9.1.2.2. MGEN

policies for networks: 1.3.1. Documentation

polling with tkined: 7.2.3.1. ICMP monitoring

7.2.3.5. Other commands

POP2 and POP3 protocols: 6.3. Device Identification

6.3. Device Identification
10.1.1. Email

port 0: 9.1.1.1. hping

port collections: A.1.4. FreeBSD Ports

port scanners: 2.1.7. Scanning Tools

identifying hardware with: 6.3. Device Identification
nmap tool: 6.2.2. nmap
Windows tools: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

portable computers: 5.2. Access to Traffic

portable hubs: 5.2. Access to Traffic

portmap NFS daemon: 10.1.6. NFS

portmapper NFS daemon: 10.1.6. NFS

ports

aliasing: 5.2. Access to Traffic

displaying numbers for connections: 2.1.3. netstat

duplicating traffic on: 5.2. Access to Traffic

ephemeral: 5.4.2.4.4. Compound filters.

5.5.3. tcpflow

filtering: 5.4.2.4.2. Protocol and port filtering.

5.4.2.4.4. Compound filters.

getif results: 7.4.2. SNMP Tools

graphing usage by: 8.3.1.2. Web mode

MGEN packet settings: 9.1.2.2. MGEN

mirroring: 5.2. Access to Traffic

mrtg setting: 8.4.2. rrd and the Future of mrtg

nemesis settings: 9.1.1.2. nemesis

ntop selection: 8.3.1.2. Web mode

preserving numbers in data: 5.5.2. tcpdpriv

scanning (see port scanners)

telnet information at login: 6.3. Device Identification

traceroute starting ports: 4.1.1. Options

portscan scanning tool: 2.1.7. Scanning Tools

11.4. Security Tools
A.4. Sources for Tools

power lines, cabling and: 3.1.1. Installing New Cabling

PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol): 3.3.2.3. Options

B.2.3. Specific Protocols

precedence in operators: 5.4.2.4.4. Compound filters.

precompiled binary files: A.1.1. Generic Installs

printed documentation: B.1. Sources of Information

printing

screen shots of windows: 11.1.1. Automating Documentation
troubleshooting details: 11.1.1. Automating Documentation

priorities for traffic: 3.3.3.4. Other problems

privacy issues

egos and: 1.3.2.2. Ego management
limiting bytes captured and: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior
packet capture and: 5. Packet Capture
sanitize tool: 5.5.1. sanitize
segmented networks and: 5.2. Access to Traffic
TCP streams and: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal
tcpdpriv tool: 5.5.2. tcpdpriv
use of network tools and: 1.3.2.3. Legal and ethical considerations

private MIBs (enterprise): 7.1. Overview of SNMP

7.2.1.5. snmptranslate
7.2.3.3. Examining MIBs

proactive nature of troubleshooting: 0. Preface

probe computers: 5.2. Access to Traffic

problem decomposition technique: 1.1. General Approaches to Troubleshooting

process documentation: 1.3.1. Documentation

process explode tool: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

process monitor tool: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

process viewer tool: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

processes

bottlenecks in: 12.2.2.2. Bottleneck analysis

defunct processes: 2.1.1. ps

initiated by vnc: 11.1.2. vnc

listing: 2.1.1. ps

2.1.4. lsof
2.1.4. lsof
2.3. Microsoft Windows

listing usersÕ processes: 2.1.1. ps

lsof tool: 2.1.4. lsof

2.1.4. lsof

Microsoft Windows: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

multiple instances: 2.1.1. ps

ranking in order of CPU usage: 2.1.2. top

resource-hogging: 2.1.2. top

rogue processes: 2.1.1. ps

run levels and: 2.2.4. Startup Files and Scripts

SNMP agent information: 7.2.1.8. Agents and traps

processor loads in SNMP agent information: 7.2.1.8. Agents and traps

professionalism in network management: 1.3.2.1. Professionalism

promiscuous mode

arpwatch tool: 6.2.3. arpwatch
checking interfaces: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself
disabling in tcpdump: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior
ethereal settings: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal
ntop tool: 8.3.1. ntop
packet capture and: 5.3. Capturing Data

propagation delays or times: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements

4.2.2.1. ping revisited
4.2.2.1. ping revisited

protecting networks (see security issues)

protocol analyzers: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools

5.1. Traffic Capture Tools

protocol stack, application data in: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools

protocols

application-level (see application-level protocols)
capturing traffic with snmpnetstat: 7.2.1.6. snmpnetstat
connectivity protocols (see connectivity protocols)
displaying traffic by: 8.3.1.2. Web mode
displaying with netstat: 2.1.3. netstat
filtering: 5.4.2.4.2. Protocol and port filtering.
network-level (see names of specific protocols)
packet capture and: 5.1. Traffic Capture Tools
transport-level (see names of specific protocols)
tree display in ethereal: 5.6.1.1. Using ethereal

proxy servers, stack fingerprinting and: 6.3.1. Stack Fingerprinting

ps command: 2.1.1. ps

2.1.7. Scanning Tools
7.2.1.8. Agents and traps

public time servers: 11.3. NTP

published addresses in ARP tables: 2.1.6. arp

purchase information: 1.3.1. Documentation

purchasing software: 6.1.3. Selecting a Product

putty ssh tool: 11.5. Microsoft Windows

A.4. Sources for Tools

pviewer.exe process tool: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

pview.exe process tool: 2.3. Microsoft Windows

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