TOPIC ---------------------------------------------
What is available as an AppleTalk line monitor as a diagnostic tool for
debugging network problems?
DISCUSSION ---------------------------------------------
Network General Sniffer provides an option for AppleTalk protocols.
Sniffer, running on a portable PC, handles for various packet types and
media. The following is an example of raw network data and the Sniffer
decode.
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Following is a message dump of some traced broadcast messages:
12:52:44.34 8:0:89:a0:44:99 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 809b 46:
ff99 0100 1801 0101 0001 0899 3801 0100
0100 3802 0238 0300 3bb9 0000 0000 0000
12:52:54.26 8:0:89:a0:44:99 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 809b 46:
ff99 0100 1801 0101 0001 0899 3801 0100
0100 3802 0238 0300 3bb9 0000 0000 0000
12:52:56.86 8:0:89:a0:49:40 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 809b 46:
ffc0 0100 1801 0101 0001 08c0 3801 0000
0100 3802 0138 0301 3bb9 0000 0000 0000
(AppleTalk decode courtesy of the Network General Sniffer PA-1310 AppleTalk
Protocol Suite option.)
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SUMMARY Delta T Destination Source Summary
M 2 0.0000 Broadcast KinetxA04499 RTMP R NET=1.0 Routing entries=5
RTMP:----- RTMP Data ----- RTMP:
RTMP: Net = 1.0
RTMP: Node id length = 8 bits
RTMP: Node id = 153
RTMP: Tuple 1 : Net = 14337.0, Distance = 1
RTMP: Tuple 2 : Net = 1.0, Distance = 0
RTMP: Tuple 3 : Net = 14338.0, Distance = 2
RTMP: Tuple 4 : Net = 14339.0, Distance = 0
RTMP: Tuple 5 : Net = 15289.0, Distance = 0
RTMP:
RTMP:[Normal end of "RTMP Data ".]
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SUMMARY Delta T Destination Source Summary
3 0.0000 Broadcast KinetxA04499 RTMP R NET=1.0 Routing entries=5
RTMP:----- RTMP Data -----
RTMP: Net = 1.0
RTMP: Node id length = 8 bits
RTMP: Node id = 192
RTMP: Tuple 1 : Net = 14337.0, Distance = 1
RTMP: Tuple 2 : Net = 1.0, Distance = 0
RTMP: Tuple 3 : Net = 14338.0, Distance = 1
RTMP: Tuple 4 : Net = 14339.0, Distance = 1
RTMP: Tuple 5 : Net = 15289.0, Distance = 0
RTMP:[Normal end of "RTMP Data ".]
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