Teunis,
I just found GetIF this weekend and think it is definitely an excellent
tool for troubleshooting. Small, light-weight and very easily
understood. I really like being able to do traceroutes between two devices
without having to telnet to either device.
Other cool things:
-Graph values in real time (like mapping real time packets going into an
interface
-Check routing tables
-Look at the ARP table
When it comes to Cisco routers it is frequently easier to telnet to the
device and use the corresponding Cisco command. But when I have to deal
with Bay routers it is very difficult for me because I haven't mastered the
Bay command line. GetIF puts everything in simple easy to understand
format. I can see this tool is going to slow down my efforts for learning
Bay commands....not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing...
The only thing I don't like about it, is that you can't make the window
bigger. You can only see about 8 - 12 lines on any single tab. However,
if that's my only complaint..I'd say its pretty good. :-)
Later,
AQ
At 04:27 PM 1/7/01, Tony van Ree wrote:
>Hi,
>
>GetIF I tend to use for small things in a rush as a trouble discovery
>tool. I find it excellent. It allows you to get into devices you have
>little details on.
>
>gxsnmp is another "free" management tool. This is far more complicated
>but allows you to do stuff more in the lines of HP Openview or Cabletrons
>Spectrum.
>
>MG-Soft also have some excellent products that make it easier to generate
>the sort of MIB trees you might want to design for particular applications.
>
>As more discussion on SNMP seems to be requested here are some little
>findings I have made over the years.
>
>Of all the SNMP managers I found Spectrum whilst the most cost expensive
>in the intitial stages I found it was easier to use and provided better
>models than any of the other products I tried.
>
>I found the secret to any management was understand what it is you want to
>manage, what you were going to do with the data, how you were going to
>lay out the model and to whom the reports would be sent. Without these
>things you could waste hours producing useless pictures, graphs and
>stats. You would feel good and nobody else could care less.
>
>Just some thoughts
>
>Teunis
>Hobart, Tasmania
>Australia
>
>On Saturday, January 06, 2001 at 07:44:19 PM, David C Prall wrote:
>
> > Use Getif on a Windows Environment to browse the MIB's.
> > http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Hills/8260/
> >
> > It's free and works wonderfully for walking the tree.
> >
> > David C Prall [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://dcp.dcptech.com
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Pierre-Alex" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > To: "Cisco" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 06, 2001 5:38 PM
> > Subject: SNMP
> >
> >
> > > I am looking for a free utility that will allow me to experiment querying
> > > the MIB database of a switch. Is there such a thing?
> > >
> > > Pierre-Alex
> > >
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