[c-nsp] Top 10 Network Engineering Tools

[Jeff Fitzwater]

This are just some of the junk I could think of.

   If you know how to use tcpdump, and can configure your switches to  
mirror data, then you can do a lot without any specialized hardware,  
but you must know what you are looking at first.


UNIX
	tcpdump
	traceroute
	shell scripting
	perl
	snmp get, getnext, set, walk
	ssh
	

TCP IP
	IP classes and masks
	ping
	arp
	DHCP bootp
	SNMP proto mibs and oids
	DNS
	Unicast/multicast

Know your  switch/router vendor Commands and what they really do.
	CISCO is usually a must

switch-basics
	STP/MST
	bridge forwarding tables
	ACLs
	security

routers
	RIP
	BGP
	security
	ACLs




	
	Jeff Fitzwater
	OIT Network Systems
	Princeton University



	
On Jan 28, 2008, at 3:22 PM, Joseph Jackson wrote:

> Hey all,
>
> Myself and a coworker are trying to get together a list of the top  
> ten tools
> any network engineer shouldn't be without.  We're looking for vendor  
> neutral
> tools.  So what do you all think are the most haves?
>
>
>
>
> Thanks
> Joseph
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