Network Analysis

The performance of the network hardware, cabling and load can all have impact on the efficiency of the system. Gaining insight into the traffic patterns, identifying bottlenecks and logging problems can assist in addressing this.

We work with packet analysis tools that can be used to show what the data flow is doing as it is carried around the network. Slow machines and server bottlenecks can be identified and problem hardware can be checked.

Wireshark

Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) has become the defacto, open-source standard for protocol analysis. It provides low-level packet filtering and analytical capability. Trace files captured from your network can be opened in Wireshark and analysed right down to individual packet level.

Here are some examples people use Wireshark for:

• network administrators use it to troubleshoot network problems
• network security engineers use it to examine security problems
• developers use it to debug protocol implementations
• people use it to learn network protocol internals

The ability to work with this data helps us to build better platforms for our customers because it drills down to the packet level. Armed with these scans, we can then help to create plans to address any shortfalls and get back to optimum performance.