
          Thank You for downloading "Ethernet On The Wire" !
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     "Ethernet On The Wire" (called further EW) is a small (yet
   powerful) utility, intended to help you in monitoring traffic
   in your network. Do you suffer from unexpected slowdowns ?
   Your NetWare server reports 10% utilization, so what's going on ?

     EW monitors traffic on your Ethernet wire. You can see how many
   frames has been transmitted, how many bytes passed the wire,
   utilization of the wire and more!

   USAGE:

     To run EW, you must have Link Support Layer (LSL) and LAN Card
   driver installed (they are parts of the NetWare ODI Shell, so if
   you have complete ODI installed - everything is OK). Additionally
   you must have LAN Card which supports PROMISCIOUS MODE. It is
   special mode in which your card receives not only frames directed to
   it but also all frames not directed to it. If your card doesn't
   support this mode, EW will tell you about it. I have tested EW on
   several different cards. Only some 3Com's doesn't support PROMISCIOUS
   MODE. So if you have your ODI drivers installed and your card
   supports PROMISCIOUS MODE, just type EW and...

   MAIN WINDOW:

     EW was written using Borland C++ 3.0 and Turbo Vision. If you are
   familiar with any program built on Turbo Vision, you will find EW
   easy to use too. In main window, you can find:

   Total packets on the wire - How many frames passed the wire since start
                               of EW ?
   Total bytes transmitted   - How many bytes was transmitted ?
   Overflow count            - Number of times, EW didn't manage to receive
                               frame due to insufficient speed of your 
                               computer

   Utilization               - Utilization of the wire (in percent)
   Average utilization       - Average utilization since EW started
   Dominating protocol       - Protocol dominating on the wire
                               (see below)

   Measuring time            - Time elapsed since EW started. This time flows
                               a little bit more slowly than real time. EW
                               collects its statistics for 0.5 second and
                               then presents them on the screen. It takes
                               some time...


   On the right, you can see several buttons: 

   1) LAN Cards    - you can see configuration of your LAN Card(s)
   2) Statistics   - you can see statistics concerning your LAN Card(s)
   3) Protocols    - you can see structure of protocols on the wire
   4) IPX Protocol - you can see structure of IPX protocol on the wire
   5) Exit         - you can return to DOS...


   1,2) LAN Cards and Statistics:

     Pressing these buttons you can see either your card's configuration
   or your card's statistics. When you have more than 1 LAN card installed,
   pressing "Next card" and "Previous card" will let you browse through
   them.


   3) Protocols

     Selecting this option, lets you discover protocols passing your
   Ethernet wire. Actually EW can recognize:

   IPX protocol        - fundamental protocol for NetWare
   IP protocol         - used by Unix based systems (for example in Internet)
   ARP and RARP        - Address Resolution Protocol and Reverse Address
                         Resolution Protocol - additional to IP
   AppleTalk protocol  - used by Apple Macintosh for example, but available
                         also in NetWare
   AARP protocol       - AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol, additional
                         protocol to AppleTalk
   XNS,RPL,SNA,NetBIOS - other protocols

   EW shows frame count for each protocol. In some cases it shows also
   percentage.


   4) IPX Protocol

     IPX protocol packets can bear some other protocols. This window will
   show you:

   RIP packets count  - Packets bearing routing information in NetWare
   SAP packets count  - Service Advertising Protocol packets, advertising
                        services available in your network
   SPX packets count  - Sequenced Packet Exchange. Btrieve, Remote Console
                        and several other applications use this protocol.
   NCP packets count  - NetWare Core Protocol. Fundamental protocol in
                        communication with your file server.
   NetBIOS packets    - NetWare NetBIOS emulator packets count.

   5) Exit

   ...press Alt-X and you return to DOS.


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   LICENSE:

     This program is SHAREWARE. If you find it useful within 20 days, 
   you should send me small registration fee of 25$ (USD). If you
   enclose your Internet address (or other e-mail address), I will 
   also send you the latest, full version of this product. Full version
   includes several new features (e.g. data export to Microsoft Excel).
   You will also be noted about every possible upgrade.

   Registration forms (from file REGISTER.TXT) and money can be sent to:

   Rafal Fagas
   ul. Narcyzow 1/5
   40-045 Katowice
   POLAND

   e-mail (Internet): fagas@ipx.iinf.gliwice.edu.pl

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