Network Management and Troubleshooting Software
- Wireshark: A free sniffer, very good for collecting network data.
- nmap: Free scanning software, use with caution. But it's a great tool for checking out machines.
- iperf:
Free software to test network speed between two nodes, it includes
the ability to shape the frames for comprehensive testing.
- Wildpackets: Makers of cross platform networking tools.
Resources for General Networking Information
- CS Networking Resources page
- Understanding the Inter-Networking Protocol (a pretty good effort at a tutorial on IP for beginners)
- UNC-CH ITS Data Networking
- INLS 184 Protocols and Network Management: Additional Resources
- Welcome to the InterNIC
- Becoming a network guru in 10 steps
Sources of Networking Software
Last modified: 06 March 2010