Chapter 13: Using Network Tools

WhatsUp Gold includes a versatile set of tools that let you search for and display information about organizations, networks, computers, or people on a network.

From the Tools menu, when you select Net Tools you see the following tabbed dialog box:

Each tab contains the parameters and results area for one tool.
The tools include:

• Info - Display a summary of device information.
• Time - Synchronize your computer's clock with a remote
  time server.
• HTML - Query a web address.
• Ping - Verify connectivity to a host.
• TraceRoute - Trace and view the route to an Internet host.
• Lookup - Query Internet domain name servers for information about hosts and name servers.
• Finger - Display information about users on a host.
• Whois - Display information from the network information center about Internet domain ownership and Internet groups.
• LDAP - Search directories for names and information.
• Quote - View quotations from a quote server.
• Scan - Scan a range of IP addresses to create a network map. For information on using this tool, see "Chapter 2: Creating Network Maps".
• SNMP - View and graph Simple Network Management Protocol values for a device. For information on using this tool, see "Chapter 12: Monitoring SNMP Devices".
• WinNet - View Windows Network domains, hosts, and workstations.
• Throughput - Test data throughput on the connection between your computer and a remote computer.
• System Info - View information about your local system.

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