Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Don't remember seeing one. -- Cheers Herbert Wadulo On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did a followup email ever come out from Joseph Jackson? -- Regards, Jason Plank CCIE #16560 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Original message -- From: Christoph Loibl [EMAIL PROTECTED] I vote for traceroute as one of the top tools (if not the topmost tool). Stoffi On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ -- CHRISTOPH LOIBL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |No trees were killed in the creation of this message. http://pix.tix.at |However, many electrons were terrible inconvenienced. CL8-RIPE PGP-Key-ID: 0x4B2C0055 +++ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
I figured. The guy isn't responding to emails either. What a rat. -- Regards, Jason Plank CCIE #16560 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Original message -- From: herb wadulo [EMAIL PROTECTED] Don't remember seeing one. -- Cheers Herbert Wadulo On Tue, Apr 8, 2008 at 12:30 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Did a followup email ever come out from Joseph Jackson? -- Regards, Jason Plank CCIE #16560 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Original message -- From: Christoph Loibl [EMAIL PROTECTED] I vote for traceroute as one of the top tools (if not the topmost tool). Stoffi On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ -- CHRISTOPH LOIBL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |No trees were killed in the creation of this message. http://pix.tix.at |However, many electrons were terrible inconvenienced. CL8-RIPE PGP-Key-ID: 0x4B2C0055 +++ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Did a followup email ever come out from Joseph Jackson? -- Regards, Jason Plank CCIE #16560 e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Original message -- From: Christoph Loibl [EMAIL PROTECTED] I vote for traceroute as one of the top tools (if not the topmost tool). Stoffi On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ -- CHRISTOPH LOIBL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |No trees were killed in the creation of this message. http://pix.tix.at |However, many electrons were terrible inconvenienced. CL8-RIPE PGP-Key-ID: 0x4B2C0055 +++ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Putty Connection Manager - http://puttycm.free.fr Jon Lewis wrote: On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Jeffrey Ollie wrote: On 2/12/08, Michael K. Smith - Adhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe no one has said Flashlight Definitely nice to have, but if I could *only* bring 10 items, I don't think that a flashlight wouldn't be on the list. If all else failed, laptop screens give off a surprising amount of light. Of course, if I had a different job I might have a different answer. I should do a USB Serial converter roundup. I bought several different brands recently (all PL2303's AFAIK), and one of them actually has an LED built into the DB9 end. This LED is ridiculously bright...like painful to look directly into. I suppose it was intended to indicate whether the cable was connected and had USB power...but I don't know who thought such a bright LED was a good idea. It could probably be used as a short range flashlight. Other than that, I really like that cable...as the actual cable part is only a few inches long...so it's the most compact of the bunch. Perfect for the EeePC. -- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net| _ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ -- Marcelo Veriato Lima Analista de Redes e Telecomunicações Infra-Estrutura de Redes e Telecomunicações Telemática - Confederação SICREDI +55 (51) 3358-8355 http://www.sicredi.com.br As informacoes contidas neste e-mail e nos arquivos anexados podem ser informacoes confidenciais ou privilegiadas. Caso voce nao seja o destinatario correto, apague o conteudo desta mensagem e notifique o remetente imediatamente. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Jeffrey Ollie wrote: On 2/12/08, Michael K. Smith - Adhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe no one has said Flashlight Definitely nice to have, but if I could *only* bring 10 items, I don't think that a flashlight wouldn't be on the list. If all else failed, laptop screens give off a surprising amount of light. Of course, if I had a different job I might have a different answer. I should do a USB Serial converter roundup. I bought several different brands recently (all PL2303's AFAIK), and one of them actually has an LED built into the DB9 end. This LED is ridiculously bright...like painful to look directly into. I suppose it was intended to indicate whether the cable was connected and had USB power...but I don't know who thought such a bright LED was a good idea. It could probably be used as a short range flashlight. Other than that, I really like that cable...as the actual cable part is only a few inches long...so it's the most compact of the bunch. Perfect for the EeePC. -- Jon Lewis | I route Senior Network Engineer | therefore you are Atlantic Net| _ http://www.lewis.org/~jlewis/pgp for PGP public key_ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
I just use my cell phone. It's a little smaller then my laptop, and I can sit it on the back of the toilet, when the powers out. -- http://dcp.dcptech.com -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Ollie Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 2:45 PM To: cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools On 2/12/08, Michael K. Smith - Adhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe no one has said Flashlight Definitely nice to have, but if I could *only* bring 10 items, I don't think that a flashlight wouldn't be on the list. If all else failed, laptop screens give off a surprising amount of light. Of course, if I had a different job I might have a different answer. Jeff ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
On 2/12/08, Michael K. Smith - Adhost [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can't believe no one has said Flashlight Definitely nice to have, but if I could *only* bring 10 items, I don't think that a flashlight wouldn't be on the list. If all else failed, laptop screens give off a surprising amount of light. Of course, if I had a different job I might have a different answer. Jeff ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Hi, Hereby my list. Most have been mentioned before inn this thread - wireshark / tcpdump - teraterm / zterm / minicom - ping / traceroute / mtr / lft - dig - ssh / telnet - nmap - netcat - google / radb - flow-tools - nmis / cacti / nagios / rrdtool - (public) looking glasses / route-severs - custome perl / bash scripts to do whatever - Fiber / copper cable tester - label machine Bastiaan ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
I laugh whenever I see RANCID mentioned. I implemented RANCID at a previous job to just save configs and it had a funny effect of making all the support staff more aware of changes they were making, because everyone would get notified of the change. I was recently looking at installing RANCID again and read a familiar testimonial on shrubbery.net. Some folks seem to like testimonials, so here's my favorite one: /...I have noticed a behaviour change since implementing RANCID. The entire NOC team gets an email when a config change is made. The result is everyone is cautious about making changes on the fly, and any changes that are made are quickly explained by the changer. Before, changes would be made and if it broke something.silence. So, at the very least we have fewer **problems** that magically appear. -- Jason Lewis/ jas Justin Shore wrote: I 2nd RANCID. A properly configured RANCID install is indispensable. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
I vote for traceroute as one of the top tools (if not the topmost tool). Stoffi On Jan 28, 2008, at 9:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ -- CHRISTOPH LOIBL mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] |No trees were killed in the creation of this message. http://pix.tix.at |However, many electrons were terrible inconvenienced. CL8-RIPE PGP-Key-ID: 0x4B2C0055 +++ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
1. A laptop with a built-in serial port or a USB-Serial converter that you know works (in fact, even if your laptop has a built-in serial port it could be useful to have a USB-Serial converter handy in case you need to connect to multiple devices at once). Also need to make sure that your terminal client works well and that you know how to configure it to access all your serial ports. 2. Console cables for connecting to all of the various devices you are in charge of. 3. Wireshark 4. SSH telnet clients. 5. An up-to-date, fully functional TFTP server 6. Rancid 7. A SQL database, with configuration infrastructure 8. ping, traceroute, whois Tony ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Hi, On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 12:22:51PM -0800, Joseph Jackson wrote: Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? ping traceroute mtr lft smokeping telnet gert -- USENET is *not* the non-clickable part of WWW! //www.muc.de/~gert/ Gert Doering - Munich, Germany [EMAIL PROTECTED] fax: +49-89-35655025[EMAIL PROTECTED] pgpVDGC8FEhsL.pgp Description: PGP signature ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Unix laptop (or OSX) with serial port or usb/serial adapter ssh client tftp server ethereal/wireshark nmap minicom loopback plugs/cables for T1, Ethernet, v.35, DS3, ST and SC fiber -- Jay Hennigan - CCIE #7880 - Network Engineering - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Impulse Internet Service - http://www.impulse.net/ Your local telephone and internet company - 805 884-6323 - WB6RDV ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Here are the key network tools any network engineer shouldn't be without :) Packet sniffing (ethereal, tcpdump) terminal/console (v100) ping traceroute arp hping (ip spoofing, flooding to test your link or firewall and packet manipulation send custom ICMP, UDP and TCP packets) nslookup ssh (I don't like telnet anymore) nmap (TCP/UDP port scanner) gogle (www.google.com) Regards, Masood Ahmad Shah -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Jackson Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:23 AM To: Cisco Subject: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
[c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, Joseph Jackson wrote: Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? My must-have tools (physical): 1. a laptop with a real RS-232 serial port 2. console cables for whatever I need to touch 3. an assortment of flat and phillips-head screwdrivers 4. wire cutter/leatherman 5. reusable ESD grounding strap 6. keys for whatever cabinets/cages I need to get into 7. building access (swipe cards, proximity badges/fobs, keys, ID badges...) 8. jumpers - if not pre-made, include ends and tools to make them 9. OTDR with appropriate modules to test the lengths and types of fiber I need to test 10. extra flash/CF cards/CF to PC card adapters My must-have tools (software for my laptop (Linux)): 1. Minicom 2. SSH/SSH2 client 3. nmap 4. lft (layer 4 traceroute) 5. dhclient, in case I need to connect to a network that requires DHCP 7. wireshark 8. tcpdump 9. iperf 10. DNS tools (nslookup, host, dig, etc...) ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
This are just some of the junk I could think of. If you know how to use tcpdump, and can configure your switches to mirror data, then you can do a lot without any specialized hardware, but you must know what you are looking at first. UNIX tcpdump traceroute shell scripting perl snmp get, getnext, set, walk ssh TCP IP IP classes and masks ping arp DHCP bootp SNMP proto mibs and oids DNS Unicast/multicast Know your switch/router vendor Commands and what they really do. CISCO is usually a must switch-basics STP/MST bridge forwarding tables ACLs security routers RIP BGP security ACLs Jeff Fitzwater OIT Network Systems Princeton University On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
putty.exe http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/download.html Casey On 1/28/08, Joseph Jackson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
In addition to tools already mentioned perhaps the following are good also: -- rancid (besides it's ability to backup configs and show changes, it has very useful tools like clogin which for example allows you to make configuration changes on many devices by one command) -- monitoring is essential. nagios plus as very good addition mrtg, cacti or similar. -- perhaps ftp/tftp server at least running on laptop On Jan 28, 2008, at 11:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? -- Yaroslav Doroshenko ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Other network tools: mtr iperf arping pathload tracepath 2008/1/28, Masood Ahmad Shah [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Here are the key network tools any network engineer shouldn't be without :) Packet sniffing (ethereal, tcpdump) terminal/console (v100) ping traceroute arp hping (ip spoofing, flooding to test your link or firewall and packet manipulation send custom ICMP, UDP and TCP packets) nslookup ssh (I don't like telnet anymore) nmap (TCP/UDP port scanner) gogle (www.google.com) Regards, Masood Ahmad Shah -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Jackson Sent: Tuesday, January 29, 2008 1:23 AM To: Cisco Subject: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Thanks Joseph ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 12:22:51PM -0800, Joseph Jackson wrote: Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? I recently discovered Scamper: http://www.wand.net.nz/scamper/scamper-cvs-20070523i.tar.gz I use it to detect the maximum MTU size at each hop along a connection. Good for troubleshooting path MTU discovery problems. Having Netflow up and running on your network is an important tool, for problem diagnostics, performance measurement, forensics, billing, and more. Another handy tool is ngrep, like tcpdump but it only prints packets that match a particular pattern in the data. I'd also like to put in a word for tcptraceroute, which is like regular traceroute but via TCP so it can often give you extra information about hosts behind firewalls since the TCP packets make it all the way to the end host. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Nmap Ping Tftp server Tracertoute Mtr Wireshark Tcpdump Ettercap Net-snmp tools Iperf Mrtg/rrdtool Flow-Tools (CAIDA) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jens Link Sent: Monday, January 28, 2008 7:24 PM To: 'Cisco' Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools Masood Ahmad Shah [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Packet sniffing (ethereal, tcpdump) Ethereal is dead for more then 1.5 years now. Wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/) is the successor and I strongly recommend an upgrade. For details about the change in names see: http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html#q1.2 cheers Jens -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Berlin: http://www.guug.de/lokal/berlin/index.html http://www.openbc.com/go/invita/4269460 ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ __ NOD32 2826 (20080127) Information __ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
mtr arping pathload pathrate On Jan 28, 2008 4:12 PM, Garry [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Dunno if 10 will do, probably depends on your line of work ... - mtr - AsItHappens -garry -- Terrorists can't threaten a country's freedom and democracy. Only lawmakers and voters can do that. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ -- The network is the computer ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
On Mon, 2008-01-28 at 13:02 -0800, Tony Li wrote: 1. A laptop with a built-in serial port or a USB-Serial converter that you know works (in fact, even if your laptop has a built-in serial port it could be useful to have a USB-Serial converter handy in case you need to connect to multiple devices at once). Also need to make sure that your terminal client works well and that you know how to configure it to access all your serial ports. 2. Console cables for connecting to all of the various devices you are in charge of. 3. Wireshark 4. SSH telnet clients. 5. An up-to-date, fully functional TFTP server 6. Rancid 7. A SQL database, with configuration infrastructure 7.5: Documentation. Lots of it. :-) 8. ping, traceroute, whois 9. A decent text-editor (I personally prefer Vim) with at least som (e)grep search and replace. (I used to use Textpad when I used Windows.) Regards, Peter ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools
Masood Ahmad Shah [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Packet sniffing (ethereal, tcpdump) Ethereal is dead for more then 1.5 years now. Wireshark (http://www.wireshark.org/) is the successor and I strongly recommend an upgrade. For details about the change in names see: http://www.wireshark.org/faq.html#q1.2 cheers Jens -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Berlin: http://www.guug.de/lokal/berlin/index.html http://www.openbc.com/go/invita/4269460 ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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I 2nd RANCID. A properly configured RANCID install is indispensable. A multi-homed sniffing box (or probe) connected to key points in the network. I have 2 Linux boxes connected to both core routers in our main POPs, each has multiple Ethernet connections for no purpose other than sniffing. I can't live without my tcpdump. I also 2nd Cacti/MRTG/RRDTool and Nagios. Syslog. Where would we be without a working syslog daemon. Your SSH client of choice. For me I can't do without SecureCRT. Everything else pales in comparison to the features of SecureCRT in my book. A good SSH client is like a good keyboard. You fumble around in a drunken stupor without the tool that you're used to. A reliable IP subnet calculator. It never hurts to doublecheck your work before you make a bone-headed mistake on a mask. A good command line. GUIs are great but CLIs are tops. Beef jerky. A working mail client with ready access to my friends on C-NSP. Justin Yaroslav Doroshenko wrote: In addition to tools already mentioned perhaps the following are good also: -- rancid (besides it's ability to backup configs and show changes, it has very useful tools like clogin which for example allows you to make configuration changes on many devices by one command) -- monitoring is essential. nagios plus as very good addition mrtg, cacti or similar. -- perhaps ftp/tftp server at least running on laptop ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Beer ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 01:02:54PM -0800, Tony Li: 1. A laptop with a built-in serial port or a USB-Serial converter that you know works (in fact, even if your laptop has a built-in serial port it could be useful to have a USB-Serial converter handy in case you need to connect to multiple devices at once). Also need to make sure that your terminal client works well and that you know how to configure it to access all your serial ports. 2. Console cables for connecting to all of the various devices you are in charge of. 3. Wireshark 4. SSH telnet clients. 5. An up-to-date, fully functional TFTP server rcpd and ftp; tftp doesnt really cut it anymore. 6. Rancid 7. A SQL database, with configuration infrastructure 8. ping, traceroute, whois Tony ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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Joseph Jackson wrote: Hey all, Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Dunno if 10 will do, probably depends on your line of work ... - mtr - AsItHappens -garry -- Terrorists can't threaten a country's freedom and democracy. Only lawmakers and voters can do that. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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Tue, Jan 29, 2008 at 12:00:20AM +, Stephen Stuart: heas said: 5. An up-to-date, fully functional TFTP server rcpd and ftp; tftp doesnt really cut it anymore. Not just any rcpd; you want jhawk's rcpd, whose README says: thats right; if can be found (with a few additions) here: ftp://ftp.shrubbery.net/pub/rcpd/rcpd-1.2.tar.gz ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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heas said: 5. An up-to-date, fully functional TFTP server rcpd and ftp; tftp doesnt really cut it anymore. Not just any rcpd; you want jhawk's rcpd, whose README says: This is a standalone implementation of rcpd. When we say standalone, we mean it does not require an rshd to be running (in fact it is incompatible with running one), nor does it require special entries in /etc/passwd. This rshd is intended as a drop-in replacement for tftpd, to be used for uploading software to cisco routers, and other devices that support rcp as a non-authenticated file-transfer protocol. This implementation serves up files from a build-time-configurable directory, defaulting to /tftpboot. You can change that with: ./configure --with-bootdir=/path/to/tftpboot/directory We also implement a feature found in some tftpds, of looking in a subdirectory designated by the IP address of the source of the connection. Eg, an rcp of file from host 199.94.220.184, might result in the rcpd attempting to fetch /tftpboot/199.94.220.184/file. This feature is off by default, but may be enabled with ./configure --enable-ipaddrdirs This rcpd enforces tftpd-style access controls. It setuid()s to nobody prior to attempting file accesses, so requires files to be world readable or world writable to read/write from them (respectively). It also requires a file to exist before writing to it, even if the directory is world-writable. This software sets IP precedence INTERNETCONTROL on the tcp connection(s) it talks over, on the theory that this behavior may be desirable/important. See the file INSTALL for building instructions. There is no make install rule, because the maintainer is lame. I recommend installing in /usr/local/libexec/rcpd, though. An appropriate inetd.conf line would be: # Internet services syntax: # service_name socket_type proto flags user # server_pathname args # shell stream tcp nowait root/usr/local/libexec/rcpd # rcpd Please send all bug reports by electronic mail to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (John Hawkinson) ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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Thanks for all the great replies. I will complie a list of everything that I've recivied and email the list. ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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Seconded. Preferably a nice trappist like st. Bernardus or rochefort. But more on-topic: everyone lists traceroute; anyone use paris-traceroute? aaron.glenn On 1/28/08, Mark Boolootian [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top ten tools any network engineer shouldn't be without. We're looking for vendor neutral tools. So what do you all think are the most haves? Beer ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 04:47:27PM -0500, Justin M. Streiner wrote: My must-have tools (physical): 4. wire cutter/leatherman 8. jumpers - if not pre-made, include ends and tools to make them A brief note on these two: if you're going to be making cables (copper or fiber) it's worth it to spend the time money to learn how to do it right, including having the right tools. For example, just because a dull knife or small flathead screwdriver will work in a pinch, you really should invest in a nice punchdown tool. I'll never forget the time one of our techs was putting ends on a fiber jumper using the unicam kit. They had lost/damaged the cleaver and were using garden-variety scissors (you know, the kind with the blue plastic handles?!) to cut the fiber to length... I know, I know, it saves money on attenuators, but still! :-) If you're going to be touching anything power related, a volt meter might help keep the magic smoke where it belongs... there is another funny story about an unnamed facility engineer (we called him sparky, for obvious reasons) who thought he'd do some DC plant work in the middle of the day. While holding a *LIVE* -48v lead in his hand he managed to short it to the rack he was working on. Luckily he didn't kill himself, or anyone else, but he did knock out the DC plant for about 10 minutes... at noon... doh! --Jeff ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
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The 5-in-1 cross-over/console/null modem cable is a must for any type of field engineer http://www.ossmann.com/5-in-1.html I also highly suggest a cheap labelling machine if your connecting a lot of devices with no structured cabling systems. -Dan -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Aitken Sent: Tuesday, 29 January 2008 12:23 PM To: Justin M. Streiner Cc: Cisco Subject: Re: [c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools On Mon, Jan 28, 2008 at 04:47:27PM -0500, Justin M. Streiner wrote: My must-have tools (physical): 4. wire cutter/leatherman 8. jumpers - if not pre-made, include ends and tools to make them A brief note on these two: if you're going to be making cables (copper or fiber) it's worth it to spend the time money to learn how to do it right, including having the right tools. For example, just because a dull knife or small flathead screwdriver will work in a pinch, you really should invest in a nice punchdown tool. I'll never forget the time one of our techs was putting ends on a fiber jumper using the unicam kit. They had lost/damaged the cleaver and were using garden-variety scissors (you know, the kind with the blue plastic handles?!) to cut the fiber to length... I know, I know, it saves money on attenuators, but still! :-) If you're going to be touching anything power related, a volt meter might help keep the magic smoke where it belongs... there is another funny story about an unnamed facility engineer (we called him sparky, for obvious reasons) who thought he'd do some DC plant work in the middle of the day. While holding a *LIVE* -48v lead in his hand he managed to short it to the rack he was working on. Luckily he didn't kill himself, or anyone else, but he did knock out the DC plant for about 10 minutes... at noon... doh! --Jeff ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/ ___ cisco-nsp mailing list cisco-nsp@puck.nether.net https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/cisco-nsp archive at http://puck.nether.net/pipermail/cisco-nsp/
