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- OTTool 1.0 Read Me
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- What is OTTool?
- OTTool is a free utility which provides a synopsis of the AppleTalk and IP
- configuration parameters within Apple Computer's Open Transport networking
- architecture. In addition, OTTool allows users on IP networks to make
- Domain Name Server (DNS) queries, ping devices using ICMP Pings, trace
- IP routes (UNIX traceroute), scan through ranges of IP addresses asking
- for resolutions, and to query a DNS for Mail Exchange and System Info. On
- MacOS PowerPC machines, it will also dump the IP ARP cache. We would
- like to hear your suggestions and comments regarding the software. Please
- send your feedback to ottool@neon.com.
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- What changed in OTTool since version 1.0º4?
- We received a lot of suggestions for improving OTTool from users. With
- version 1.0, we
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- Ñ added IP ARP cache display
- Ñ added Balloon Help throughout the application
- Ñ added smart zooming of all windows
- Ñ fixed some minor bugs, including incorrect pinging of non-existent nodes
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- Thanks for the suggestions, and keep them coming!
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- AppleTalk and IP Configuration Parameters
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- When launched, OTTool gathers the AppleTalk and IP network configuration
- parameters from your Macintosh and displays them in the OTTool window. The
- AppleTalk parameters are on the left side of the window and the IP
- parameters are on the right. The following network information is retrieved:
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- ICMP Ping dialog
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- At the top of the ICMP Ping dialog is a set of three editable parameters
- contained within the following sentence: "Send [A] packets with [B]
- second(s) interpacket delay waiting no more than [C] second(s) for a
- reply." [A] is the number of ICMP packets to send to the device,
- [B] is the number of seconds between each packet that is sent, and [C] is the
- number of seconds that OTTool should wait before considering a packet
- lost.
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- Once you have set variables A, B, and C to your liking, click the Start
- button to begin pinging the device. As OTTool is pinging the device, the
- following real time information is displayed in the lower portion of the
- ICMP Ping dialog:
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- TraceRoute window
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- OTTool implements UNIX traceroute functionality. After typing an IP
- address or domain name, press the Trace button. This will cause the
- TraceRoute window to be displayed. Each IP router through which data
- to the selected IP address or domain name will be displayed preceded
- by a hop count. For each hop, OTTool sends three packets, so up to three
- IP addresses (one for each router) may appear for each hop. After the
- trace has completed, double-clicking on any displayed address will
- bring up the OTTool Ping dialog, and ICMP pinging will commence,
- as described above. Also, to copy a domain name (if available) or an
- IP address from the TraceRoute window to the scrapbook, select the
- domain name or IP address, and select Copy from the Edit menu.
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- Scan Address window
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- OTTool allows domain name resolutions to be made for a range of
- IP addresses. After typing an IP address or domain name, press the
- Scan button. This will cause the Scan Addresses window to be
- displayed. IP addresses will appear five at a time, in ascending
- order, and a reverse DNS query will be made for their domain name.
- To query for domain names in descending order, hold down the Option
- key and press the Scan button. Scanning IP addresses is a good way to
- test domain name servers and to explore Internet sites. To cancel
- the scanning process, press the Apple key and period, at the same
- time. After the scan has completed, double-clicking on any displayed
- address will bring up the OTTool Ping dialog, and ICMP pinging will
- commence, as described above. Also, to copy a domain name (if
- available) or an IP address from the Scan Address window to the
- scrapbook, select the domain name or IP address, and select Copy
- from the Edit menu.
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- Mail Exchange/SysInfo dialog
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- OTTool allows queries of Domain Name Servers for standard
- Mail Exchange and System Information for a given domain name.
- After typing an IP address or domain name, press the MX button.
- This will cause the Mail Exchange/SysInfo dialog to be displayed.
- Note that this information may not be available for the domain
- name selected as not all Domain Name Servers have been configured
- with this information.
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- ARP Cache window
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- For MacOS machines equipped with a PowerPC, OTTool will display
- the ARP cache. The ARP cache is maintained by Open Transport and
- is used to map IP addresses to hardware addresses. For example, on
- Ethernet networks the ARP cache will contain mappings from IP
- addresses to Ethernet addresses. This information is useful for
- such applications as identifying Ethernet hardware when examining
- Ethernet protocol analyzer output. Choose ARP Cache from the
- Windows menu, then click Refresh in the ARP Cache window to
- query Open Transport for the ARP Cache contents. Click Refresh in
- order to display the ARP Cache at any given point in time.
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- About Neon Software
- Neon Software offers an entire series of network management products
- including NetMinder Ethernet and NetMinder LocalTalk, software-only
- protocol analyzers; RouterCheck, a router management application;
- LANsurveyor, an AppleTalk network mapping application; TrafficWatch II,
- a network monitoring tool; and CyberGauge, the Internet bandwidth utility.
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- For more information about any of Neon Software's network management
- products, contact:
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- Neon Software, Inc.
- 3685 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Suite 253
- Lafayette, CA 94549
- Tel: (510) 283-9771, (800) 334-NEON
- Fax: (510) 283-6507
- WWW: http://www.neon.com
- Information: info@neon.com
- Technical Support: support@neon.com
- Registration of OTTool: ottool@neon.com
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