The purpose of networking tools: Networking tools are the tools used in a network to manage the network and to make it simpler and easier for you to troubleshoot problems and fixing a network by providing effective support through software’s like HP openview, Cisco works and wireshark.
HP Open View
HP open view is a network and systems management monitoring tools. Also has a bundle of applications that perform a big range of services for a big network. It is mainly used for monitoring servers, devices, networks, databases & applications to make sure that faults are detected and alerted upon in a reasonable time. To control the situation when monitoring to make sure alerts is received before a fault happens. This give you time to fix a problem before it grows into a bigger problem and affects the business.
The bundle provides software for monitoring, configuring and testing along with fault detection and avoidance software
Purpose
Core OS baseline monitoring
Database monitoring
Application component monitoring
Application specific monitoring
Cisco Works
Cisco Works is a bundle of applications that can be used to configure LAN networks easily and efficiently, it includes error management software, Resource management software and a resource monitoring software. For example it provides real-time detailed detection, analysis, and reporting of device faults; often identifies problems before users realize they exist.
Purpose:
It simplifies the cisco network
Fault analysis is provided and tracking network responses
Workforce engine is also included.
Wireshark
Wireshark is a network packet analyzer. A network packet analyzer will try to capture network packets and tries to display that packet data as detailed as possible. It lets you capture and interactively browse the traffic running on a computer network. Wireshark is a network protocol and packet analyser,