Network General's Distributed Sniffer System is designed to help organizations gain control of their expanding local and wide area networks and internetworks. As a part of the Distributed Sniffer System, Sniffer Servers provide Expert Analysis of remote Ethernet, token ring and internetwork segments from a centralized management console. Sniffer Servers also provide network monitoring of Ethernet, token ring, FDDI, and internetwork segments. They also help increase network management productivity and reduce costs. With the ability to troubleshoot remote networks centrally, travel to isolated network locations is minimized.
Expert Analysis provides users with automatic identification of common network problems as well as suggested solutions, ensuring fast resolution and minimal downtime. In addition to diagnostics, Sniffer Servers help network managers baseline and fine-tune network performance, and plan expansion of distributed client/server networks.
As part of the Distributed Sniffer System, the SniffMaster Console gathers information on network activity from Sniffer Servers on Ethernet, token ring, FDDI, and internetwork segments. SniffMaster Consoles give network professionals flexible access to information from both local and remote networks to help solve network problems, remove network bottlenecks, improve network availability, and increase overall network performance.
Solaris version: 2.3 and 2.4
Solstice application/version: Solstice SNM 2.2 and 2.2.2
Types of integration: Console Menu Interface, Uses Agent API, Data File Integration, Uses Manager API