Why You Need a Network Analyzer?

Let's face it. Prevention is always better than cure. "...Just imagine addressing every little symptom before it can develop into a medical crisis. A network analyzer may not literally save lives, but it can save time, money -- and perhaps your job...."

According to Jim Thor,a network engineer and technical instructor at WildPackets.

We all need a network analyzer for our networks. We need them to save lives, either directly or indirectly. Yours might be the life (job) you save.

We need them in advance of the problems that may arise to provide baselines for anything important to our networks.

We need to understand how to use them and use them as often as possible to stay fluent. Your training taught you networks --, not how to see into wires or guess about the traffic traversing them or the issues that may be present.

Going back to the health comparison, you are the doctor for your network. Be a good network doctor, and use the tools that are available to you -- not only to find and fix problems faster, but also to understand every "bit" of your network. This is where your extensive training will pay off, because you'll be able to make educated decisions that will save time and money every single day.

Hopefully, this comparison will help you better understand the benefits of a protocol analyzer. If not, I hope you do a good job choosing your doctor. Otherwise, if he follows your example, you could be in for a lot of guessing, prodding and pain.

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Why You Need a Network Analyzer

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Why-You-Need-a-Network-Analyzer-67411.html?wlc=1245863699