Sniffer Pro: Network Optimization & Troubleshooting Handbook
Provides all-inclusive coverage of Sniffer Pro LAN, including the tools accessible on networks.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Sniffer Pro: Network Optimization & Troubleshooting Handbook
Chapter 7: Analyzing Network Issues
Introduction
You can use Sniffer Pro not only to monitor traffic on your network, but also as an aid in the isolation and resolution of many network issues. Until this point we have looked at the internals of Sniffer Pro; now we need to put it to work against some very common network-related issues.
In reading this chapter, you should realize that many of these problems might be masked by other things, but through Sniffer Pro, you can determine these hidden issues much more easily than you could before. Let s look at some of the most common problems on networks today: network too slow, slow server access, slow logins, a Token Ring network constantly resetting and knocking everyone off the ring, chattering NICs gone bad, and Microsoft-related browsing problems. In addition, we look at the reasons you might not be able to get an IP address from a Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server.
Hey! Why Is the Network So Slow?
These words create myriad emotions in the person responsible for the network, ranging from Oh no, what will I do? to Well, it s going to be an interesting day and here s my first challenge.
Someone once said the only thing in life you can control is your attitude. Unfortunately, that person didn t expound on just how you go about doing that. This book isn t a self-help digest, so we won t get into the psychology of attitudes. However, we do provide you, the SCP, with the knowledge and the tool...
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