EBIBISI@UTMEM1.BITNET (ED BIBISI) (04/26/88)
Hi there, I am in the process of determining which protocol analyzer to invest in for our LAN. We have XNS on our LAN as well as DECnet, TCP/IP, MS-NET, and one ethernet appletalk encapsulation (PNP from Pacer s'ware connected via Kinetics Bridges). We have three main VAXen: 8650, 8700 and 8800. They all support the above protocols. We have a small army of microvaxen about our campus that support only DECnet. We have had evaluation units of Exelan's Lanalyzer and currently have Micom - Interlan's product based upon Network General's Sniffer s'ware. U-B's NetScope does not seem to be as versatile as I would like for our LAN, as well as DEC's software offerings (EtherNIM, etc.) I have not seen HP's offering or anyone else's. I would appreciate input from those that have gone through this process. Thanks, Ed Bibisi Director, Telecommunication Systems Information Systems and Services University of Tennessee, Memphis EBIBISI@UTMEM1.BITNET (901) 528-5848
CERF@A.ISI.EDU (04/27/88)
Ed, I suggest you get in touch with Charles Brown at Complete Systems, Inc. He is in Reston, VA (or close to that) in area code (703). I don't have his telephone number handy, but you ought to be able to reach it via information (703) 555-1212. Charles handles a lot of LAN equipment and is familiar with a number of LAN monitoring tools. Vint Cerf