Helpful Tools, Commands, and Software

[Dirk_D 0]

As the industry shifts to IP we're all having to become network ninjas.

 

Finally, everything is converging to make it possible: Onvif, the removal of those silly (offensive) "licensing" requirements, increasing size/reduced cost hard drives, and incredible network speeds.

 

I have 2 "Enterprise Grade" lan meters - the best thing about these is they'll show everything that's connected to the network, including things that are on subnets which is the most important part.

 

Fluke Etherscope

Fluke Lan 683 (this will also qualify your cables, but it takes over 1 min 40 seconds!)

 

Skip the etherscope IMO & get the 683 (for cheap). I built my own NiCd battery replacement.

 

Last night I saw someone recommend an IP scanner---several free options I saw, and they appeared very powerful, but it wasn't clear if they'd scan for different subnets - probably---- anyone? (I'll try)

https://www.google.com/search?q=ip+scan+software

 

I also picked up one of these a few months ago (almost half off @ ebay), the Fluke Cable IQ, after dropping (and fixing) an OLD fluke Lan 650. It's quick!

http://www.tequipment.net/FlukeNetworksCIQ-KIT-QualificationTesterKit.html

 

What tools / commands / software are you finding helpful?

[Dirk_D 0]

someone posted "arp -a" (cmd), & I can't tell exactly what that shows---it doesn't show all the devices on my network or subnets (I don't think so anyway)

[id5 0]

If you want to scan for IP's then use http://www.advanced-ip-scanner.com/ It's free and does the job.

[mkkoskin 0]

Useful tools for all kind of IP related problems:

 

NMap (Network and Port scanning/mapping) (http://nmap.org)

Easily scan all the devices on the network, or subnets. Easily scan which ports are open on which devices, even tells you OS and other information on intense scan. Command-line tool for most linux distros.

 

Zenmap (NMap with GUI) (http://nmap.org/zenmap/)

Nmap with GUI, cross-platform so works on Windows.

 

paping (ping ports!) (https://code.google.com/p/paping/)

Easily check if a device has a specific port open. Windows 7 for example by default has ICMP pings blocked by firewall, so if you know you should have a service using port 80 (webserver usually) on the windows machine, you can ping the port 80 and it will go thru, even though normal ping might not.

 

All kinds of camera configuration softwares, there are so many manufacturers around that configuring them might be a pain. Hoard as many configuration softwares you can, store them on USB stick and have them ready as you go.

I've gathered few on my own (sorry, no links for downloads):

 

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  Axis IP utility
  Sony IP setup program & SNC Toolbox
  Avigilon camera installation tool
  Dahua general config tool
  Dynacolor Device search
  Hikvision SADP
  Panasonic Easy IP setup
  Pelco Config tool
  Shany MyFinder
  Wodsee IP cam suite
  ONVIF device manager (

http://sourceforge.net/projects/onvifdm/)

 

There are probably many many more, and most cameras work well with default IP and browser config.