DESCRIPTION
This course has been designed with the must up-to-date information and problem-solving techniques you will need to fully troubleshoot and fine-tune Netware-based LANs.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
See why LAN Analyzers are used to trace down LAN problems
Learn techniques and skills for better managing your LAN
Differentiate between different vendors analyzer
Better manage their networks
Understand why analyzers are complementary to system management utilities.

PREREQUISITES:
Basic understanding of Ethernet & Token Ring
Basic Understanding of Novell Netware

WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Supervisors,LAN-administrators,LAN support personnel that want to know more about how to manage a LAN using a LAN analyzer.
Maybe you are thinking about buying an analyzer to manage your network
Maybe you already have an analyzer and want to know more about how you can use it in your LAN environment

• Performance Considerations for CSMA/CD
• Wiring Specifications and Performance
• Netware’s Ethernet Frame structures
• Troubleshooting at the data Link Layer

• Token Ring Frame Structures
• MAC frame Information
• Troubleshooting at the Data Link Layer

• Netware IPX, SPX, and SPX II Protocols
• Netware Core Protocols
• Large Internet Packet (LIP) and Burst Mode Protocol
• Service Advertising Protocol (SAP)
• Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
• Netware Link Services Protocol (NLSP)
• Netware Diagnostic Packets
• Netware Directory Services (NDS)

• Creating and using a Network Baseline
• Stress-testing techniques
• Testing and Optimizing NCP Communications
• Characterizing Server Performance

• Overview of protocol Analyzers
• Trend and Current Statistics
• Station Monitoring
• Alarms
• Packet Capture
• Packet Transmission
• Protocol Decodes