About Network Tools

WhatsUp Gold includes several network tools. These troubleshooting tools allow you to take a closer look at the status of your network devices.

The following tools help you check the connectivity of networked devices:

• Ping Tool
• Trace Route Tool
• Lookup Tool
• Telnet Tool

The following tools help you identify information about MIB objects that network devices support:

• SNMP MIB Walker Tool
• SNMP MIB File Explorer Tool

The following tools help you identify problems with network devices so you can take corrective action to resolve issues:

• MAC Address Tool (MAC Address Tool, Using the MAC Address Tool)
• Diagnostic Tool (Diagnostic Tool, Using the Diagnostic Tool)
• Web Performance Monitor
• Web Task Manager

Note: The Web Performance Monitor and Web Task Manager tools are not available in WhatsUp Gold Standard Edition.

Accessing Network Tools

There are multiple ways to access the network tools.

• Web interface GO menu. To access the GO menu:
  1. From the web interface, select GO. The GO menu appears.
  2. On the WhatsUp section, select Tools. A list of all available tools appears.
• Device List and Map View. From either the Device List or Map View, right-click on a device and select Tools.
• Device Toolbar Workspace Report. To access network tools using the Device Toolbar workspace report:
  1. From either the Device List or Map View, double-click on a device. The device's Device Status workspace view appears.
  2. Locate the Device Toolbar workspace report for the selected device. On the right side of report, small icons are linked to some of the network tools.
  3. Click an icon to launch the network tool in the context of the selected device.