Network

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Network ServerMonitoring

• Tools Systems

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Monitoring Concepts

• SNMP
• Polls vs. Traps
• Log Files
• Event Logs
• Text Files
• SysLogs
• WMI

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Free Monitoring Tools

• Command Line
• Windows
• SysInternals.com (www.sysinternals.com)
• Multi Router Traffic Grapher (MRTG)
• SpiceWorks
• Scriptomatic

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Command Line

• Basic Concepts
• Redirectors
• FindStr
• Sort
• gt
• gtgt
• Wscript vs. Cscript
• Cscript //hcscript

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PING

• What is it?
• What does it tell us?

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TracerT

• What is it?
• What does it tell us?

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NetSh

• What does it stand for?
• What is it used for?
• IP Addresses Examples
• netsh interface ip set address name"Local Area
  Connection" static 10.0.30.101 255.255.255.0
  10.0.30.253 1
• netsh interface ip set address name"Local Area
  Connection" sourcedhcp

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NetSh (cont.)

• DNS Examples
• netsh interface ip set dns name"Local Area
  Connection" static 206.63.63.1 primary
• netsh interface ip set dns name"Local Area
  Connection" sourcedhcp

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NetSh (cont.)

• Port Scanning
• netsh diag connect iphost 10.0.2.33 25
• netsh diag connect iphost 206.63.63.1 53
• System Diagnostics
• netsh diag ping adapter

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Event Log Tools

• Windows utility to query local remote Event Logs

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TaskList

• Windows utility to view the running processes on
  a local or remote system.
• SysInternal Version pslist

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TaskKill

• Windows utility to terminate the running
  processes on a local or remote system.
• SysInternal Version pskill

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Checking Services

• Windows utility to start, stop, query services
  running on a local or remote system
• SysInteral Version psservice

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MRTG

• Requires Perl (Google ActiveState)
• SNMP Polls _at_ 10 m

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SpiceWorks

• Inventory, monitor and report on the hardware and
  software on your network.
• Track issues and problems, manage your work and
  run a help desk.
• Solve problems with the help of IT pros around
  the world.
• Limited to 250 nodes

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Scriptomatic

• Microsoft WMI Tool

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Commercial Products

• Solarwinds Orion
• HP Open View
• Microsoft Operations Manager (MOM)