Network Monitoring Chapter 20

Question 1

Define Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)

Answer 1

Set of standards for communication with network devices (switches, routers, waps) connected to a TCP/IP Network. Used for network managment

Question 2

Define Management Information Base (MIB)

Answer 2

SNMP Management Database

Question 3

Define Protocol Data Unit (PDU)

Answer 3

Single unit of information consisting of protocol control information and some form of data. Different layers of the OSI model use different PDUs. For example, layer 2 PDU would be called a Frame, Layer 3 is a Packet

Question 4

Define Packet Sniffer

Answer 4

Tool that intercepts and logs network packets

Question 5

Define Packet Analyzer

Answer 5

Program that reads the capture files from packet sniffers and analyzes them based on monitoring needs.

Question 6

Define Protocol Analyzer

Answer 6

Tool that monitors the different protocols running at different layers on the network and that can give application session network and datalink layer information on every frame going through a network.

Question 7

Define Netflow

Answer 7

Primary tool used to monitor packet flow on a network

Question 8

Define Performance Monitor

Answer 8

Windows logging utility