PROBE, UTILITIES, Alpha & VAX Ethernet monitor / statistics / capture / playback Probe is a network monitoring tool which allows the real-time capture and/or graphical display of Ethernet traffic activity and the tabular formatting of previously collected frame and/or data. The main features are: o Extensive user-specified attributes allow fine-grained filtering and enhanced presentation of raw or computed traffic data. Key attributes are dynamically modifiable. o Sampling can be performed unattended (in batch for example) by setting a cycle of alternating collection and sleep intervals. Statistics are produced for every cycle. o Automatic and static symbolic representation of Ethernet addresses. o Optional (complete or partial) frame data capture and playback. o Automatic line counters (collision) tracking. o Runs on both VAX and Alpha/AXP. Heavily speed-optimized high-priority multi-process MACRO32 user-mode code (assembled on VAX, compiled on AXP) for capture/display. Playback program in VAXC. Please consult the files AAREADME.* and the help documentation for details. Complete source code included. Provided executables linked on VAX/VMS 5.5-2 and Alpha/VMS 6.2 This is release 2.3B. Check Internet sites FTP.WKU.EDU or FTP.SPC.EDU (or other VMS archives) for eventual newer versions of this software. =============================================================================== THE AUTHOR Comments, suggestions, questions and/or potential code-modifications can be directed to the author: Stephane Germain via E-Mail at: germain@eisner.decus.org (Support and development on a "time-permitting" basis only) =============================================================================== COPYRIGHT NOTICE This software is COPYRIGHT © 1989-1997, Stephane Germain. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Permission is granted for not-for-profit redistribution, provided all source and object code remain unchanged from the original distribution, and that all copyright notices remain intact. DISCLAIMER This software is provided "AS IS". The author makes no representations or warranties with respect to the software and specifically disclaim any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. ===============================================================================