[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference netcad::hub_mgnt

Title:	DEChub/HUBwatch/PROBEwatch CONFERENCE
Notice:	Firmware -2, Doc -3, Power -4, HW kits -5, firm load -6&7
Moderator:	NETCAD::COLELLADT

Created:	Wed Nov 13 1991
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	4455
Total number of notes:	16761

1164.0. "PROBEwatch and non-DEC RMON probes?" by ARRODS::NADER (Reorganising the reorganisation again?) Mon Jun 27 1994 14:19

    
    I have a customer who has seen our PROBEwatch product and is currently
    comparing this to Phoenix Datacom's Network Manager. The problem he has
    with PROBEwatch and packetprobe is that this will only analyse at the
    LAN level whereas the competition places its probes on the WAN and can
    analyse at the WAN level (which is the customer's ultimate requirement)
    
    As the competitive solution is three times our cost, he is looking to
    implement both solutions:
    
    1) For LAN analysis, place Packetprobe 90 RMON probes at all remote sites
    and interrogate and analyse using PROBEwatch, and
    
    2) For WAN analysis, install Phoenix Datacom's RMON probes on the WAN
    and have those also interrogated by PROBEwatch.
    
    Is this (2) possible? If the WAN probe is RMON, will PROBEwatch be able to
    fetch and display the information? 
    
    If we can include these probes in the solution, we have bagged a rather
    significant deal, and so any information would be greatly appreciated.
    
    Nader.

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1164.1	try dec/netscout combo	NYOSS1::AMMU		`Mon Jun 27 1994 17:00`	7
	You are better off with netscout wan probe manager, because, we did OEM decpacket probe from them. We didnot buy the wan piece. Since the source code for probewatch will be same, buy lan probes from dec, and wan probes from netscout. ammu
1164.2	Gimme, gimme, gimme	ARRODS::NADER	Reorganising the reorganisation again?	`Tue Jun 28 1994 10:53`	5
	This sounds great! Where can I get details of functionality, prices and supplier details from? Has anyone already implemented this coexistence? Nader
1164.3	Frontier specifics	NAC::FORREST		`Wed Jul 06 1994 21:26`	12
	You can buy NetScout WAN probes from Frontier Software Development US Telephone 508-851-8872. They have some distributors in Europe. Tell them that you are with DEC. Always sell our DECpacketprobes first if they fit the application. My understanding is that Digital Services will soon be able to buy, sell, and service Frontier's products worldwide. PROBEwatch for ULTRIX V1.1 (network kit) should work fine with their WAN probe. The next release of PROBEwatch for Windows will also do the job.