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User Guide for Internetwork Performance Monitor
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Starting IPM as a Standalone Client 2-3
Starting IPM Standalone Client on Solaris 2-3
Enabling the IPM Password on Solaris 2-5
Starting IPM Standalone Client on Windows 2-6
Starting IPM Client from the Windows Command Prompt 2-6
Enabling the IPM Password on Windows 2-7
Running Simultaneous IPM Sessions 2-8
Configuring the IPM Components 2-8
Defining a Source Device 2-8
Defining a Target 2-10
Defining a Collector 2-12
Viewing Network Performance Statistics 2-17
Viewing Network Performance Statistics in Real Time 2-18
Viewing Historical Network Performance Statistics 2-20
Understanding Next Range 2-26
Understanding Previous Range 2-26
Printing IPM Statistics 2-27
Exiting the IPM Client 2-28
CHAPTER 3 Using IPM to Measure Network Performance 3-1
Measuring Network Performance for DHCP 3-2
Defining a DHCP Operation 3-2
Viewing Statistics for DHCP 3-4
Measuring Network Performance for DLSw 3-5
Defining a DLSw Operation 3-5
Viewing Statistics for DLSw 3-7
Measuring Network Performance for DNS 3-8
Defining a DNS Operation 3-8
Viewing Statistics for DNS 3-9
Measuring Network Performance for HTTP 3-11
Defining an HTTP Operation 3-11
Viewing Statistics for HTTP 3-13
Measuring Network Performance for FTP 3-15
Defining an FTP Operation 3-15
Viewing Statistics for FTP 3-17