NETWORK WORLD NEWSLETTER: DENISE DUBIE ON NETWORK OPTIMIZATION 11/09/04 Today's focus: WildPackets upgrades net analysis software
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Brant Cooper, vice president of corporate strategy, says the software will show on one console the traffic flows and packet analysis from wired and wireless network segments. The capabilities should enable network managers to more quickly isolate network performance issues to a specific area and speed mean time to repair, he says. "Wireless shouldn't be monitored separately from the wired infrastructure," he says. "It doesn't make sense to invest in more tools to look for the same metrics on your wireless net that you monitor on your wired net." Omni3 2.0 can detect rogue devices, spot denial-of-service attacks, perform authentication and detect potential intrusion on the wireless net. The product has also been upgraded with more visualization features that will help customers see how traffic flows on wired, wireless and branch-office nets. Omni3 2.0 has new features, dubbed Packet Visualizer and Payload Visualizer, that let network managers capture the conversation pair, the port and protocol of applications. Cooper says the software can also reassemble conversations that split due to redundancy built into networks. The idea is to get the full flow of packets from start to finish and determine response times, network latency and potential application performance problems. The software-only version of Omni3 consists of a centralized console that runs on a server as well as an engine that runs on a server located in specific network segments. The software can run on a dedicated server or with other monitoring software. Cooper says that, depending on the network, users could choose to have as few as five or as many as 50 engines distributed throughout their network and at branch offices. WildPackets will make the software available on a high-performance appliance for customers opting for a low-maintenance, fast install of the product. The Omnipliance runs the same software and can be located in network segments to monitor traffic flows. Cooper says the appliance is ideal for users that want to locate an Omni3 engine in a remote or branch office without having to maintain a server. WildPackets Omni3 software competes mostly with Network General's Sniffer Distributed products as well as Network Instruments' Observer and Fluke Networks' Optiview tools. Omni3 2.0 is scheduled to be generally available next week, and pricing starts at about $6,000 for the software-only product. The high-performance appliance version for WAN analysis, the Omnipliance, is set to be released as well, and pricing starts at around $14,000. 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