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Chapter 13
13 Utilities
Surveyor includes the following utilities to enhance your ability to manage your
Ethernet, Token Ring, or Fast Ethernet network. The utilities are briefly described in
the table below:
Table 13-1. Ethernet and Fast Ethernet Network Management Utilities
Utility Description
Name Table Provides associations between symbolic names and network
addresses.
NIS-to-Name-Table Converts an NIS name table on a UNIX system to Surveyor format.
Sniffer Translator Enables Surveyor and Sniffer systems to exchange captured data.
Internet Advisor
Translator
Enables Surveyor and Internet Advisor systems to exchange captured
data.
Get Version Information Provides information about analyzer devices or adapters
installed in
your PC.
Identify-a-Module Verifies that the correct module is connected to the correct network or
network segment.
Merge Histogram Files Merge two historgram files into one file.
Convert Capture Files to
Histogram Files
Converts capture files in the older .cap format to historgram (.hst)
format.
Extract Frames to File
Using Filter
Extracts frames from an existing capture file using a filter and saves
the new capture file to disk.
Logging Utilities Provides logging of counter, expert, and alarm information.
Export Utilities Provides various means to export Surveyor data to different formats.