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Designed for Ethernet LANs,
Network Inspector Network Monitoring Software actively monitors and diagnoses
problems in TCP/IP, IPX®, and NetBIOS® environments. Network Inspector's fast
discovery and clear network display quickly identifies whether the problems lie
on the server, client, switch, router, or printer.
Network Inspector will automatically notify you
via page or email when something goes wrong. With the press of a button, you can
also walk away with a web-based report on IP,IPX, or NetBIOS device inventory
and the services they provide. If you have Visio 2000 or V5.0c, Network
Inspector will use Visio to create network infrastructure diagrams. This will
save you hours of work creating it manually.
When used with other powerful Fluke Networks
tools like the OptiView Analyzer, Enterprise
LANMeter®, OneTouch™ Network
Assistant and 69X Traffic Analyzers, Network Inspector will use them to gain
more detailed network information. The Network Inspector OptiView Edition,
LANMeter Edition and OneTouch Edition include the Reporter software that can
remotely initiate tests on the instrument, retrieve the data and generate
web-based reports.
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Network Inspector Standard Editions (Model #s:
NIB-250, NIB-1000 and NIB-UNL) include the following features:
- Quick, detailed discovery of network
devices.
- Displays of device interface configuration
including speed, type, MTU, slot and port.
- Continuously logs errors and changes on
network devices
- Recommends solutions to network problems.
- Generates web-based network inventory
reports on devices, including DNS names, IP Addresses and MAC Addresses
- Enables remote monitoring of sub-networks
and segments.
Optional Switch Inspector Module (included
with NIS-250, NIS-1000 and NIS-UNL) offers:
- Hourly and/or daily trends of utilization,
errors and broadcasts on all managed device ports.
- Unique Trace SwitchRoute Tool that provides
a quick view of switch ports connecting two devices and the latest traffic
on each switch port.
- Use of Visio to draw network diagrams
showing interconnection of infrastructure devices.
- Web-based reports on the most heavily used
switch and router ports.
- Reports of a switch configuration including
devices attached to each port.
Upgrade to Network Inspector version 4.1
- In addition to the features of the Network
Inspector V4.0, Network Inspector V4.1 adds the following features:
- Improved installation process for Network
Inspector and Packet Driver
- Support for Windows® 2000 (English, German
and Japanese)
- Support for Visio® 2000 English version
with Service Pak 1
- Purchase Gold Priority Support for your
current model of Network Inspector and get the upgrade for free. Offer
good through September 30, 2001.
Note: Window 95 will not be supported by V4.1
System Requirements
Windows® 98, Windows® 2000 or Windows NT® Version 4.0
- Service Pack 5 or higher
- Microsoft TCP/IP stack
- 200 MHz Pentium® II Processor
- 64 MB RAM
- 150 MB Virtual Memory
- 100 MB Hard Disk Space
Quick, Detailed Device
Discovery
If you've been on the
trail of a network monitoring system that gives you quick information about your
network, is easy to install and easy to use, you've tracked down the answer:
Network Inspector.
Network Inspector automatically
discovers all the active devices in the broadcast domain; not just the switch
segment like other packages, to show you what is on your network.
This discovery encompasses:
- Device Type/Names: DNS, IPX Login and
NetBIOS Machine Names
- Device Addresses: all IP Addresses
associated with the node and the MAC Address
- Device Services Running: switching, routing,
email, web, and print
- Device Interfaces: speed and type
- Device Protocols Supported: IP, IPX, and
NetBIOS
Discover directly connected devices to Switch
Port (with Switch Inspector Option)
The Network Inspector equipped with Switch
Inspector Module continuously monitors the port status of switches and notes the
devices directly connected to each port. You don't need to guess where things
are connected anymore. Location of devices is just one click away. Interface
traffic statistics can be tracked up to 24 hours. Alarm thresholds for each
interface can be set to trigger an email notification or problem log.
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Quick Problem
Detection
Network Inspector
automatically looks for devices that are not configured properly for the network
such as those with duplicate IP Addresses or incorrect subnet masks.
The continuous monitoring power of Network
Inspector enables the application to note problems and changes that occur for
all the nodes in the broadcast domain such as servers no longer responding and
IP address changes.
Trace SwitchRoute is a unique feature found in
Network Inspector. This tool provides information on how two devices are
connected on a switched Ethernet network with details such as link speed and
last sampled traffic utilization. This information is useful to help quickly
identify bottlenecks as a result of an auto-negotiation problem or design error.
Event
Notification
Chances are you need to
know exactly what your network is doing, 24/7. Set your network's device and
port level thresholds for utilization, errors, or collisions. When a device or
level exceeds its pre-set threshold, Network Inspector will page or email you
immediately.
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Fast Documentation
Device Reports
These reports provide unparalleled benefits when trying to understand the
stations on a network and the services and protocols these stations provide.
- IP
Inventory Report
- IPX
Inventory Report
- NETBIOS
Inventory Report
Network Diagramming
Network Inspector is compatible with Microsoft Visio 2000. Within the
Network Inspector application, you can launch Visio and pass discovered
information to automatically draw network diagrams.
- Switch (Spanning Tree) Diagram: shows a diagram of switches and
interconnecting hubs on your network
- Server Connections in a switched network: shows a diagram of servers,
switches and interconnecting hubs on your network
- Router Connections in a switched network: shows a diagram of routers,
switches, and interconnecting hubs on your network
- Fluke Tool Connections in a switched network: shows a diagram of Fluke
tools, switches, and interconnecting hubs on your network
- Single Switch Detail: draws a diagram of the selected switch and shows
all of the servers, routers, switched and interconnecting hubs that are
directly connected
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Remote
Monitoring
Network Inspector uses an
agent/console architecture that enables you to place an agent on the same
computer as the console or on a part of your network. You can look at the
information collected by a remote agent via a console on your desk.
There is only the need for one agent per
broadcast domain to collect and store information in the ODBC-compliant
database. Additional network professionals can have access to the same
information via consoles on their desktops.
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