This is a READ.ME file for the pre-release version of
MONET LAN analyzer LITE (dated: 1/June/1996).
C-1996 by ABIT & MG-SOFT. All rights reserved.
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Table of contents
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1. About MONET LAN analyzer LITE
2. Installing MONET LAN analyzer LITE
3. About packet driver
4. Running MONET LAN analyzer LITE
5. Registering MONET LAN analyzer LITE
6. About MONET LAN analyzer (full commercial version)
7. Warning: this is not the final release
8. Warning: limitation of liability
9. More information
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1. About MONET LAN analyzer LITE
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Thank you for using MONET LAN analyzer LITE!
MONET LAN analyzer LITE has been designed as a powerful debugging
utility for IP networking software developers.
You can use it for capturing the IP protocol network packets and
examining their contents, thus you can effectively follow the
'conversation' between client and server software modules that you
are developing and are scattered across the network.
Evaluation version of MONET LAN analyzer LITE includes the
following features:
* Program can capture IP, ARP and RARP protocol packets.
* Protocol decoder can decode the following protocol families:
- DLC encapsulation layer,
- IP, ARP and RARP layers on top of DLC and
- TCP, UDP and ICMP layers on top of IP.
Everything carried by UDP or TCP layers is decoded as data which
permits easy following of the conversation between clients and
servers that the user is developing.
* Evaluation version of MONET LAN analyzer LITE can keep in memory only
a limited number of captured packets while limitations in registered
version will be imposed only by the amount of available RAM.
* Registered version can filter network packets both, while capturing as
well as in analyzing mode (off-line, when the user analyzes the
contents of captured packets).
* Registered version can save captured packets to file.
* Registered version can generate reports and send them to files
or printer.
Registered version of MONET LAN analyzer LITE is available as a
standalone product as well as bundled in MG-SOFT's MG-WinSock
Software Developers Workshop and MG-WinSock Software Developers
Lab software development kits (by the time the SDW and SDL become
available later this year).
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2. Installing MONET LAN analyzer LITE
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To install MONET LAN analyzer LITE, please follow these 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 MONETLT0.ZIP file by typing
PKUNZIP MONETLT0.ZIP
The following two files should be extracted:
MONETLT.EXE - self-extracting archive
README.TXT - this file
4. run the MONETLT.EXE file in the following manner:
MONETLT -d
(please note the -d switch !)
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After that software installation is finnished and you should find
the following files on your hard disk:
README.TXT - this file
WARNING.TXT - important notice... please read it!
REGISTER.TXT - how to register MONET LAN analyzer LITE
MONET.EXE - MONET LAN analyzer LITE program file
MONET.DIR - MONET sub-directory tree definition file
SYSTEM\SYSTEM.BIN - alias definition file
SYSTEM\PROTOCOL.PTC - protocol description file
You can remove the following files in order to release some
disk space:
MONETLT0.ZIP
MONETLT.EXE
Before running the software, some additional setup is required.
MONET LAN analyzer LITE uses XMS memory area for storing 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 LITE is not
going to start-up!
For easier navigation through the program, we suggest installing
the mouse driver...
Please check your DOS handbook to learn more about DOS system
configuration.
Before executing MONET LAN analyzer LITE you MUST install the
packet driver software! Otherwise MONET LAN analyzer LITE won't
start-up! Please read the following section for details.
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3. About packet driver
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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 please refer to
the instructions enclosed to 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 the packet driver, you
should be able to run MONET LAN analyzer LITE.
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) without
any problems.
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4. Running MONET LAN analyzer LITE
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If you have followed installation instructions given in section 2. of
this readme.txt file and if you have installed packet driver software
as described in section 3 of this readme.txt file, you can execute
MONET LAN analyzer LITE by simply typing
MONET
or
MONET m
on the DOS prompt. The latter will start monitoring immediately,
without displaying 'about' window.
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5. Registering MONET LAN analyzer LITE
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Please note that this is a shareware software product and thus you
are eligible to use it only for evaluation purposes no longer than
30 days.
If you find MONET LAN analyzer LITE useful, please register and gain
the following benefits:
* full-featured registered version of MONET LAN analyzer LITE
on floppy.
* printed manual (172 pages)
* eligibility for support
Shareware registration fee is 60 US$. Please follow the registering
instructions given in the REGISTER.TXT file.
For your information, registered version of MONET LAN analyzer LITE
includes the following additional features and improvements:
* the number of captured packets is limited only by the amount of
available RAM in your computer
* you can use filters for focusing on certain group of network packets
that you want to capture or analyze (filters are just as powerful
and user-friendly as those in full commercial version of MONET LAN
analyzer!)
* you can assign names to the frequently used addresses (IP and MAC) so
that reports are much easier to follow
* you can save captured packets to files for latter off-line analysis
* you can send reports to printer
* ...
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6. About MONET LAN analyzer (full commercial version)
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MONET LAN analyzer (full commercial version) is a high-performance
PC-based set of powerful tools for monitoring traffic on the local
area network.
It contains a wide variety of functions which offers a comprehensive
support to network administrators, managers and troubleshooters
as well as to networking software developers in many aspects of
their activities. MONET LAN analyzer helps to increase
productivity, to optimize network performance and to decrease
network downtime.
The main features of MONET LAN analyzer are as follows:
Real time monitoring: Volume of the network traffic is displayed
in many different manners. A wide range of parameters indicating
network condition are computed in real time and periodically
updated (utilization and traffic volume, time-stamps and delay
times, average values, peak times and values, various error
indicators,...). Powerful graphical presentation of monitoring
statistics with export to the BMP file format.
Protocol decoding: Support for packets encapsulated into IEEE
802.2 (LLC and SNAP), IEEE 802.3 (Novell IPX) and Ethernet II
frames. Multi-level interpreters for all major LAN protocol
families: AppleTalk, DECnet, IPX/SPX, NBeui, NCP (NetWare),
NetBios, OSI/TP4, SMB, TCP/IP, SNMP, XNS,....
Traffic generation: Transmitting user-defined packets to the
network for network testing purposes (triggering network events
or loading network with heavy traffic to examine its behavior
in critical conditions).
Multi-level filtering: Two levels of capture filters and
triggers, display filters, classifying filter structures,....
Filters are completely user-definable and 'point-and-click'
easy to build. Many sample filters provided.
System requirements: IBM PC/AT or compatible computer using
Intel 386 or higher microprocessor, DOS V3.30 or higher
operating system, XMS RAM extension (recommended 4 MB or
more), XMS memory manager himem.sys. A wide range of LAN
adapters is supported, either by MGD interface (MONET Genuine
Driver) or through standard Packet driver V1.09 drivers.
Pricing info: The actual price ranges from 900US$ to 1800US$,
depending on the configuration the user wants to purchase.
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7. Warning: this is not the final release
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This version is not the final shareware release of MONET LAN analyzer
LITE, so it shouldn't be distributed from any web site other than our
official sites (http://www.mg-soft.si/ and http://www.abit.co.jp/).
This means that *nobody* has a right to place the current software
distribution on any kind of publicly available site
(web/ftp/gopher/BBS/...) or media (CD ROM/...)!
However, we have no objections if you set an URL pointer related to
MONET LAN analyzer LITE pointing to any of the following web pages:
http://www.mg-soft.si/ (Home page of MG-SOFT Corporation)
http://www.mg-soft.si/monet.html (MONET LAN analyzer)
http://www.mg-soft.si/monetlt.html (MONET LAN analyzer LITE)
http://www.mg-soft.si/monetwr.html (Download MONET LAN analyzer LITE)
When we produce the final shareware version of MONET LAN analyzer, we
will permit its distribution by all means without any restrictions to
anybody (probably in June or July 1996).
Thank you for your cooperation!
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8. Warning: limitation of liability
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Neither ABIT nor MG-SOFT warrant the fitness of MONET LAN analyzer
LITE for any particular task, nor will ABIT or MG-SOFT be liable for
any loss of profits, loss of data, or any incidental or consequential
damage caused by the use or misuse of MONET LAN analyzer LITE.
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9. More information
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Ordering, questions, comments, suggestions and bug reports regarding
MONET LAN analyzer, MLOG utility, CNU microcomputer board, 32-bit
winsnmp.dll module, 32-bit WinSock components for Delphi 2 or any
other ABIT's or MG-SOFT's product are welcome.
Please send them to the following addresses:
ABIT Corporation MG-SOFT Corporation
29-11 Hiraoka-cho Strossmayerjeva 32a
Hachioji-shi 2000 Maribor
Tokyo 192, Japan Slovenia
Phone +81 426 271900 Phone +386 62 2295050
Fax +81 426 275221 Fax +386 62 222725
Email monet@abit.co.jp Email monet@mg-soft.si
http://www.abit.co.jp/ http://www.mg-soft.si/
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