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Topper
for IP Management includes 5 basic types of testing that help to
ensure the proper and timely functioning of your IP network network
IP Ping Tests - TOPPER can send Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) pings to IP addresses to test the availability of the address in your IP network. They can be timed to alarm if the reply exceeds the threshold you set up. If the ping takes too long or cannot reach the address, then Topper will notify the appropriate staff of the problem Communication port testing - TOPPER can test the availability of IP-based mail systems from a user's perspective. This includes the ability to establish a connection to SMTP, POP3, IMAP4, & LDAP Ports. If the log in fails or exceeds your pre-configures time threshold, TOPPER will notify the appropriate staff of the problem DNS Testing - TOPPER can query name servers for specific domains to see if that server has an entry for that domain. You may also enter a verification string in order to make sure that the entry is correct. This is a good way to help ensure that maintenance operations have not removed a valid entry or propagated it incorrectly. You may also time these queries to help uncover bottlenecks at the resolution process in your network. If the lookup fails or takes too long TOPPER will notify the appropriate staff of the problem HTTP connectivity tests - TOPPER can time the download of web pages. You set thresholds for acceptable service. If the down load time exceeds one of those thresholds, or if Topper cannot complete the connection, TOPPER will notify the appropriate staff of the problem. This is an excellent way to ensure that your Corporate web site is delivering an acceptable level of service to your customers FTP connectivity testing - TOPPER can time the reading of files from FTP sites. You set thresholds for acceptable file transfer. If the file transfer time exceeds one of those thresholds, or if a connection cannot be established, TOPPER will notify the appropriate staff of the problem Topper is a trademark of Bear Mountain Software Inc. |
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