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Index: B

background tcpdump capture: 5.4.1. Using tcpdump

backgrounds of mrtg graphs: 8.4.1.1. mrtg configuration file

backward compatibility of operating systems: 2.2.4. Startup Files and Scripts

bandwidth measurements: 4.2. Path Performance

4.2.1. Performance Measurements

4.2.2. Bandwidth Measurements

bing tool: 4.2.2.3. bing

bottleneck bandwidth: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements

4.2.2.4. Packet pair software

emulators and: 9.2.1. NISTNet

Microsoft Windows: 4.3. Microsoft Windows

ntop results: 8.3.1.2. Web mode

packet pair software: 4.2.2.4. Packet pair software

pathchar tool: 4.2.2.2. pathchar

ping and: 4.2.2.1. ping revisited

point-to-point bandwidth: 4.2.2.3. bing

banners at login: 6.3. Device Identification

basic configuration files: 2.2.1. Basic Configuration Files

Basic Encoding Rules (BER): 7.1. Overview of SNMP

bb monitoring tool: 7.3. Non-SNMP Approaches

A.4. Sources for Tools

benchmark tools: 9.3. Microsoft Windows

10.1.6. NFS

BER (Basic Encoding Rules): 7.1. Overview of SNMP

Berkeley Internet Name Daemon (see bind testing tools)

Berkeley packet filter, disabling: 5.7.2. Protecting Yourself

BER.pm extension: 6.4. Scripts

bibliography of resources: B.2. References by Topic

Big Brother monitoring tool (bb): 7.3. Non-SNMP Approaches

A.4. Sources for Tools

binary format tcpdump files: 5.4.1. Using tcpdump

binary search technique: 1.1. General Approaches to Troubleshooting

bind testing tools

name service tools: 10.1.4.1. nslookup and dig

A.4. Sources for Tools

serial counters and: 10.1.4.1. nslookup and dig

source web site: A.4. Sources for Tools

A.4. Sources for Tools
A.4. Sources for Tools

bing bandwidth tool: 4.2.2.2. pathchar

4.2.2.3. bing
A.4. Sources for Tools

biod daemon: 10.1.6. NFS

bit masks (see subnet masks)

blinking lights on devices: 3.1.3.1. Link lights

blocking

CMIP packets: 6.6. Politics and Security

filtering packets: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results

ICMP packets: 3.3.3.2. Smurf Attacks

3.3.3.4. Other problems

illegal packets: 9.1.1.1. hping

testing firewalls: 12.2.1.1. Firewall testing

bluebird management framework source web site: A.4. Sources for Tools

books and resources: B.2. References by Topic

booting systems: 2.2.3. Kernel

2.2.4. Startup Files and Scripts

bottleneck analysis in performance measurement: 12.2.2.2. Bottleneck analysis

bottleneck bandwidth: 4.2.1. Performance Measurements

4.2.2.4. Packet pair software

bprobe bandwidth tool: 4.2.2.4. Packet pair software

A.4. Sources for Tools

bridges, traffic capture and: 5.2. Access to Traffic

broadcast addresses

configuring ICMP responses: 3.3.3.2. Smurf Attacks
duplicate packets and: 3.3.2.2. Interpreting results
filtering: 5.4.2.4.1. Address filtering.
in interfaces: 2.1.5. ifconfig
matching in filters: 5.4.2.4.3. Packet characteristics.
ntop results: 8.3.1.2. Web mode
in routing tables: 2.1.3. netstat

browsing MIBs in tkined: 7.2.3.3. Examining MIBs

BSD systems: 2.2.3. Kernel

(see also FreeBSD systems, OpenBSD systems)
changing kernel configuration: 2.2.3. Kernel
configuration files: 2.2.1. Basic Configuration Files
rc files: 2.2.4. Startup Files and Scripts
recompiling kernel: 2.2.3. Kernel

bulk transfer capacity: 4.2.3. Throughput Measurements

4.2.3.4. Other related tools

bus mastering: 3.2. Testing Adapters

busy hours: 8.1. What, When, and Where

8.4.1. mrtg

bytes, number to capture: 5.4.2.1. Controlling program behavior

5.6.1.1. Using ethereal

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