Transcript Networking Tools

BTEC IT Unit 05 - Lesson 15
Network Tools and Utilities
Mr C Johnston
ICT Teacher
www.computechedu.co.uk
Session Objectives
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Understand the need for network tools and utilities
Understand the different types of networking tool
Know specific examples of networking tools and what they
can be used for
HINT:
Think functions of
network management
Types of
Network Utility
Overview
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Network tools and utilities are useful bits of software that
allow network administrators to carry out their job
Within P4 we looked at the different functions of network
management
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Configuration,
Fault Management,
Account Management
Maintaining Security,
Performance Management and Reporting
Network tools fall into different categories which assist in
these functions being carried out successfully
Types of Network Tools
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Need network tools which can
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Maintain Network Security
Find Faults
Monitor Performance
Report on Network Assets (Hardware, Users, Resources)
Configure / Manage Network Assets (Hardware, Users, Resources)
Read pages 9 and 20/21 of the “unit 05 BTEC
book”
Read pages 15 of the “alternative unit 05 BTEC
book”
Produce a poster which summarises one type of
Network Tool and Utility from the list.
Consider:
What the tools in the category are for?
 What tasks do the tools allow us to perform – give
examples of tasks?
 How do these tools help network managers?
 Is it important that these tasks are carried out –
what happens if we don’t do them?
 How could we carry our similar tasks without the
use of network tools?
Present your findings to the rest of the group
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Tool Categories
Assignment Link
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Maintain Network Security
Find Faults
Monitor Performance
Report on Network Assets
Configure / Manage Network Assets
Produce a guide entitled
“An Introduction to Networking Tools”
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Include within your guide you need to write an overview of
each category of networking tool
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What the tools in the category are for?
What tasks do the tools allow us to perform – give examples of tasks?
How do these tools help network managers?
Is it important that these tasks are carried out – what happens if we
don’t do them?
How could we carry our similar tasks without the use of network
tools?
Include specific examples of tools and utilities for each
category including what they can do and screen shots
demonstrating their use.
Find out what these network
utilities are used for. Which
category do each belong
in?
HINT:
The reading list will help
your research
Examples of
Network Utilities
CiscoWorks
Assignment Link
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http://www.techworld.com/tutorial/networking/what-canciscoworks-do-for-you-563/
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/wsug_html_chunked/Chapte
rIntroduction.html
https://software.cisco.com/download/release.html?mdfid=27
9256862&softwareid=282812298&os=Windows&release=6.1.
4&relind=AVAILABLE&rellifecycle=&reltype=latest
P2 - Outline the purpose of networking tools
• Describe tools used for fault management, performance management and other uses.
Examples of tools to include are HP Openview, CISCO Works and Wireshark.
• As well as a description include screen shots showing how each tool can be used.
Using Network Utilities
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Documenting Network Assets
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Utility software can be used to interrogate network assets to
find out properties of each device
Using different utilities will allow us to find out different
properties
Results from the utilities can be complied into two documents
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Date /
Time
A diagram showing how assets interconnect logically
A table to show the properties of each asset
Device
Name
Type
IP
MAC
Services
Status
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