Network analysis tools

University courses Mathematics & Computing
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Network analysis tools are important tools for computer scientists to use, as they can track resource requests, internet usage, communications and more. Here are some of the tools:

  • Wireshark - this is a very popular tool which tracks communications over a network, displaying detailed information about frames and packets sent, whether they are TCP, IP, HTTP, or others

  • nmap - this is a UNIX command line tool, it scans the ports of a computer, offering details about those ports

  • NetFlow - this is a network protocol which is developed by Cisco, it collects in depth data of IP packets traffic on the network

  • Hadoop Network Traffic Analysis - this tracks a range of different metrics, while also possessing a significant advantage of being able to analyse and visualise an immense amount of data, as Apache Hadoop is a big data processing platform

  • SolarWinds Network Performance Monitor - enables you to quickly detect, examine and resolve any problems or outages experienced on your network

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Wow, I had no idea there were so many tools out there for analysing networks! Wireshark sounds super detailed, and I love that it can track different types of communications

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Heard of Netflow before - I am a big fan of Cisco’s work as everything they deliver is just pure quality!

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