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What network services can be monitored with NetCrunch? (7.x-9.x)

Applies to 9.x 8.x 7.x

With NetCrunch you can monitor 67 network services out of the box, you can also create a custom service definition. For more information please refer to this article How to create a new network service definition.

Network services list

  • CIFS/SMB - Common Internet File System over TCP.
  • PING - Sending ICMP echo request packets to the target host and listening for ICMP echo response replies.
  • SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol service used for network monitoring and control.
  • CHARGEN TCP - Character Generator protocol based on TCP.
  • CHARGEN UDP - Character Generator protocol based on UDP.
  • CIFS (NetWare) - Common Internet File System for NetWare.
  • DAYTIME - Daytime protocol, which returns date and time.
  • DHCP Server- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows requesting and obtaining an IP address from a server which has a list of addresses available for assignment.
  • DNS - Domain Name System service used for name resolution of domain names on the network.
  • DirXML Driver - Novell Nsure Identity Manager.
  • ECHO - Echo protocol.
  • FINGER - A service that returns information about users.
  • FTP - File Transfer Protocol.
  • GOPHER - Internet Gopher protocol service.
  • HOSTNAMES - The NIC Internet Hostname Server.
  • HTTP - Hyper Text Transport Protocol service used for communication connections to servers on the World Wide Web.
  • HTTPS - HTTP service running on Secure Sockets Layer (SSL).
  • IBASE - InterBase SQL Server.
  • IMAP4 - Internet Messaging Access Protocol 4 service also used to hold incoming emails over the network.
  • IRC - Internet Relay Chat service.
  • LDAP - Lightweight Directory Access Protocol service.
  • LOGIN - Remote Login (RLOGIN) service.
  • LOTUS DOMINO SERVER - Lotus Domino Server.
  • MSSQL - MS SQL Server (Tabular Data Stream Protocol) on TCP port 1433 (program default).
  • MSSQL Browser - MS SQL Server Browser Service on UDP port 1434 (program default).
  • MySQL - MySQL Server.
  • MTA (HTTP) - GroupWise Message Transfer Agent (HTTP Access).
  • NAME - Internet Name Server (IEN 116).
  • NC HTTP - AdRem NetCrunch HTTP server.
  • NC HTTPS - AdRem NetCrunch HTTPS server.
  • NetBIOS (TCP) - NetBIOS Session over TCP.
  • NNTP - Network News Transfer Protocol service.
  • NTP - Network Time Protocol service.
  • NWNCP TCP - Novell NetWare NCP service over TCP.
  • NWNCP UDP - Novell NetWare NCP service over UDP.
  • NWPORTAL - Novell NetWare Management Portal service.
  • ORACLE - Oracle TNS Ping.
  • PASSGEN TCP - Password Generator Protocol using TCP service.
  • PASSGEN UDP - Password Generator Protocol using UDP service.
  • POA (HTTP) - GroupWise Post Office Agent (HTTP Access).
  • POA (TCP) - GroupWise Post Office Agent.
  • POP2 - Post Office Protocol 2 service used to hold incoming emails over the network.
  • POP3 - Post Office Protocol 3 service used to hold incoming emails over the network.
  • QDAY TCP - Quote of the Day service using TCP.
  • QDAY UDP - Quote of the Day service using UDP.
  • RADIUS OLD - Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (Radius - Old Port).
  • RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service (Radius).
  • RTSP554 - Real Time Streaming Protocol on port 554 (Real Audio).
  • RTSP7070 - Real Time Streaming Protocol on port 7070 (Real Audio).
  • Secure LDAP - Secure Socket Layer (SSL) on SLDAP port.
  • SMTP - Simple Mail Transfer Protocol service used to transfer and forward email messages over the network.
  • SLP (TCP) - Service Location Protocol service using TCP.
  • SLP (UDP) - Service Location Protocol service using UDP.
  • SLP DA (TCP) - Service Location Protocol service using TCP (Directory Agent).
  • SLP DA (UDP) - Service Location Protocol service using UDP (Directory Agent).
  • SSH - Secure Shell Service v2 (program default).
  • SSH v1 - Secure Shell Service v1.
  • SYSTAT TCP - Active Users Service (Remote WHO via TCP).
  • SYSTAT UDP - Active Users Service (Remote WHO via UDP).
  • Socks 4 - SOCKS Protocol Version 4.
  • Socks 5 - SOCKS Protocol Version 5.
  • TELNET - A terminal emulation protocol service that allows network users to log onto other computers using a terminal.
  • TFTP - Trivial File Transfer Protocol service.
  • TIME TCP - Time Protocol service (via TCP) returns the number of seconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 GMT.
  • TIME UDP - Time Protocol service (via UDP) returns the number of seconds since 00:00 (midnight) 1 January 1900 GMT.
  • WHOIS - This service returns information about domain name or IP address (NICKNAME/WHOIS).
  • WINS - Windows Internet Name Server.

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