Protocol Analyzer
Running Protocol Analyzer
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To run Protocol Analyzer
Agent Manager
OpenView NNM
1 Select one or more data sources.
2 Choose Fault➤Packet Analysis…
3 If necessary, select the interface to use.
4 Create a new instance, if appropriate.
5 Configure the instance to capture the packets you want
to analyze.
6 Click the START button in the base window.
Internetwork
Monitor
1 Select a host (node), conversation, or segment.
2 Choose Tools➤Packet Analysis…
Figure 70 on page 343 shows the relationship between Agent Manager,
Protocol Analyzer, and an RMON data source.
Figure 71 on page 344 shows Protocol Analyzer’s base window, which
appears when you start the application.
If you select more than one data source, a separate copy of Protocol Ana-
lyzer is started for each one.
To use Protocol Analyzer with a LanProbe or WanProbe, you must con-
figure at least a level-3 community name in the Agent Manager
database. Refer to Data Collector Reference for details.
When you launch Protocol Analyzer from Internetwork Monitor, an
instance is automatically configured to include a filter for any host or
conversation you selected, along with any protocol filter set in the inter-
network view. For further information, refer to the “Launching Other
Tools” on page 212.
You can also start Protocol Analyzer with the protanal command. For
details, refer to page 405.
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