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Last Updated: Dec 15, 2004 
Network diagnostic tools offer you the ability to take preventative measures to guard against network downtime. Read about some valuable methods and tools here.
>> Need advice about managing your network? Dr. Jorgenson can help.
Networking Products of the Year

(13 Feb 2004)

The editors of SearchNetworking.com sat down recently to assess the 2003 crop of networking products, with an eye toward helping you choose those must-have tools to keep your networks running at their peak. Which products represent the best in hardware, security, wireless and network management? Find out in our new feature.

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TIP :A look at the essential elements of an incident report.
>> The shutdown event tracker
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>> Network monitoring -- Best practices
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>> The network's down - Top down approach to troubleshooting
TIP :This article explains some of the methodologies used in using the top down approach to network troubleshooting.
>> Looking for trouble: ICMP and IP statistics to watch
TIP :EtherPeek's Summary Statistics window lets you easily identify network scans (ping, ARP, TCP, and UDP) and OS fingerprinting ...
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