Chapter 17. Monitoring the Network
Most of your CCNA studies have focused on implementing networking technologies. But what if there is currently no design or implementation to do in your job as network administrator? What if the network is already up and running? Then chances are you will be responsible for monitoring the network. Over the years, several tools have evolved to help you do just that. This chapter focuses on three popular monitoring tools: Syslog, Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), and NetFlow.
Syslog
The most common method of accessing system messages that networking devices provide is to use a protocol called syslog.
Syslog Operation
Developed in the 1980s and documented as RFC 3164, syslog used UDP port ____ to send ...
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