This is the 'readme.txt' file for MONET LAN analyzer LITE. Copyright (C) 1995, 2000 ABIT Corporation and MG-SOFT Corporation. All rights reserved. =========================================================================== Table of contents ----------------- 1. About MONET LAN analyzer LITE 2. Installing MONET LAN analyzer LITE 3. About packet driver 4. Running MONET LAN analyzer LITE 5. Ordering the software 6. Licensing agreement 7. MG-SOFT Corporation on the Internet 8. Contacting MG-SOFT Corporation =========================================================================== 1. About MONET LAN analyzer LITE -------------------------------- MONET LAN analyzer is available in four LITE versions, MONET LAN analyzer LITE, MONET LAN analyzer LITE/LLC, MONET SNMP analyzer and MONET SNMPv3 analyzer, tailored to suit the needs of a general networking software developer. Each of them was designed as a powerful debugging utility for the networking software developers. They can be used for tracing and capturing network packets and examining the contents of the captured network packets and thus for effectively following the conversation between client and server software modules that you are developing and are distributed on the network. The main features of MONET LAN analyzer LITE: * Runs on PC computes under the DOS operating system or in the DOS Prompt window under Windows 95/98/NT. * Uses the Packet driver V1.09 network interface. * Depending on the LITE version, protocol decoder interprets the following protocols: - MONET LAN analyzer LITE: + DLC encapsulation layer, + IP, ARP and RARP layers on top of DLC, + TCP, UDP and ICMP layers on top of IP and + DNS protocol layer on top of the UDP layer. - MONET LAN analyzer LITE/LLC: + DLC, LLC and SNAP encapsulation layers, + IP, ARP and RARP layers on top of DLC, LLC or SNAP, + TCP, UDP and ICMP layers on top of IP and + DNS protocol layer on top of the UDP layer. - MONET SNMP analyzer: + DLC, LLC and SNAP encapsulation layers, + IP, ARP and RARP layers on top of DLC, LLC or SNAP, + TCP, UDP and ICMP layers on top of IP and + SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPTRAP and DNS protocol layers on top of the UDP layer. - MONET SNMPv3 analyzer: + DLC, LLC and SNAP encapsulation layers, + IP, ARP and RARP layers on top of DLC, LLC or SNAP, + TCP, UDP and ICMP layers on top of IP and + SNMPv1, SNMPv2c, SNMPv3, SNMPTRAP and DNS protocol layers on top of the UDP layer. * Everything else carried by UDP or TCP layers is decoded as data which permits easy following of the conversation between agents and managers that the user is developing. * The number of captured packets is limited only by the amount of available RAM. * Filters for focusing on certain group of network packets that you want to capture or analyze (filters are just as powerful as filters in the full version of MONET LAN analyzer). * Assigning names to the frequently used addresses (IP and MAC) so that reports are much easier to follow. * Saving captured packets to files for latter off-line analysis. * Reports. =========================================================================== 2. Installing MONET LAN analyzer LITE ------------------------------------- If you already have a different version of MONET LAN analyzer installed we strongly recommend you to install the new version of the software on a different directory since certain binary files (MONET.OPT, PROTOCOL.PTC, SYSTEM.BIN and USER.BIN) aren't compatible with the files using the same names in other versions of MONET LAN analyzer. However, all user data files are compatible and you can share them across all versions of MONET LAN analyzer (e.g. ASCII files ETHname.NAM and IPname.NAM and binary data files for storing captured packets *.UBF and filter files *.HIF). After installing the software you can edit the MONET.DIR file and set the NAM, UBF and HIF pointers to their appropriate directories. Examine the contents of the MONET.DIR file and consult the User's Pocket Manual for more hints on that topic. To install the software, proceed with the following steps: 1. create a directory for MONET on your HD (e.g. MD \MONET) 2. set \MONET as a current working directory (e.g. CD \MONET) 3. unzip the contents of MONETxxx.ZIP file by typing PKUNZIP -d MONETxxx.ZIP (note the -d switch !) ==================== After that you should find the following files on your hard disk (not all files are available in the evaluation version): FILE_ID.DIZ - Brief description of the package README.TXT - This file LICENSE.TXT - Licensing agreement ORDERFRM.TXT - Information on ordering MONET LAN analyzer products MONETLT.PDF - MONET LAN analyzer LITE User's Manual MONET.EXE - MONET LAN analyzer LITE NEWALIAS.EXE - Tool for converting *.NAM files to USER.BIN MONET.DIR - MONET sub-directory tree definition file SYSTEM\SYSTEM.BIN - Alias definition file SYSTEM\PROTOCOL.PTC - Protocol description file ALIASES\ETHname.NAM - Ethernet address alias definition file ALIASES\IPname.NAM - IP address alias definition file UBFS\*.UBF - Sample files with captured packets REPORTS\*.PRN - Sample printouts FILTERS\*.HIF - Sample filter files In order to create the USER.BIN alias database, the user should edit alias files ALIASES\ETHname.NAM and ALIASES\IPname.NAM and convert them to the binary format used by MONET LAN analyzer LITE with the NEWALIAS utility (check the User's Pocket Manual for details). Of course, you can edit the *.NAM files and re-run the NEWALIAS utility at any latter time, depending on changes in your network configuration. Before running the software, some additional setup is required. Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT ---------------------------------- If you are going to use the software in the DOS prompt of Windows 95, we strongly recommend you to download and install the ndis3pkt virtual packet driver, available from http://www.danlan.com/ If you decide to use the virtual packet driver, you can skip the rest of this section. DOS --- For running in the native DOS environment, note that the software uses XMS memory area for storing the captured data from the network, thus HIMEM.SYS (or compatible software) has to be installed. Installation of the HIMEM.SYS driver is done in CONFIG.SYS file. For example: BUFFERS = 30 FILES = 40 DEVICE = C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS DOS = HIGH Note: "DOS = HIGH" statement in CONFIG.SYS is valid only in DOS V5.00 or higher. If HIMEM.SYS is not installed, MONET LAN analyzer is not going to start-up! For easier navigation through the program, we suggest installing the mouse driver... Check your DOS handbook to learn more about DOS system configuration. Before running the software you MUST install the appropriate packet driver! Otherwise MONET LAN analyzer LITE won't start-up! Read the following section for details. =========================================================================== 3. About packet driver ---------------------- Virtual packet driver for Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows NT --------------------------------------------------------------- If you are going to use MONET SNMP analyzer in the DOS prompt of Windows 95, Windows 95, or Windows NT we strongly recommend you to download and install the ndis3pkt virtual packet driver (available from http://www.danlan.com/). To install the Virtual Packet Driver, open the 'Control panel' window, doubleclick the 'Network' icon, push the 'Add' button and select the 'Protocol' entry in the list. Push the 'Have disk' button and point to the directory containing the ndis3pkt.inf file. After that you should be able to see the 'Virtual packet driver' entry in the list of installed network components. If you have multiplee network interface cards, be sure to modify their Bind setting under 'properties' so that only the one you want to capture from is attached to ndis3pkt (packet driver won't work if it will be bound to more than one interface). If everything was OK, you should be able to run MONET LAN analyzer in a DOS prompt window. In case of problems refer to the readme file enclosed with the Virtual Packet Driver. Packet driver for DOS --------------------- The Packet driver is a TSR driver (Terminate and Stay Resident) and should be installed before running MONET LAN analyzer LITE. The packet driver software for certain type of LAN adapter is usually supplied by the LAN adapter vendor, together with all other supported network drivers (MLID/ODI, NDIS,...). If the packet driver is not supplied together with your LAN adapter, you may download the software from numerous BBS and anonymous FTP or WEB sites. You may also find the packet driver software on many shareware CD releases (Simtel, ...) For the successful installation of the packet driver refer to the instructions enclosed with the packet driver itself. Anyhow, usually you should specify the software interrupt number (in the range from 0x60 to 0x7F) and the hardware interrupt and I/O port numbers according to your LAN adapter configuration. For example, If you are using the NE2000 compatible LAN adapter configured for the interrupt 12 (0xC) and I/O port 0x300, then the packet driver can be installed by typing: NE2000 0x60 0xC 0x300 on a DOS prompt. In case of successful installation the driver responds with something similar to: | Packet driver for NE2000, version :.4.1 | Packet driver skeleton copyright 1988-92, Crynwr Software. | This program is free software; see the file COPYING for details. | NO WARRANTY; see the file COPYING for details. | | Packet driver is at segment 1D4F | Using 80[123]86 I/O instructions. | Interrupt number 0xC (12) | I/O port 0x300 (768) Thus, if you have a LAN adapter supported by a packet driver, you should be able to run any packet driver version of MONET LAN analyzer. Please be aware that some packet drivers behave very well while others tend to crash... We have successfully tested MONET LAN analyzer LITE software on NE2000 compatible network adapters with NE2000 packet driver in the most critical conditions (heavy network traffic). =========================================================================== 4. Running MONET LAN analyzer LITE ---------------------------------- Once the software is installed and the packet driver software is running, you can execute the software by simply typing MONET or MONET m on the DOS prompt. The latter will start monitoring immediately, without displaying the 'About' window. For more information read the User's Pocket Manual contained in the MONETLT.PDF document. =========================================================================== 5. Ordering the software ------------------------ Visit http://www.mg-soft.com/pricelst.html or contact to obtain the latest ordering and licensing information. =========================================================================== 6. Licensing agreement ---------------------- Check the enclosed LICENSE.TXT file. Contact for more information. =========================================================================== 7. 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