The protocols tab displays information about the protocols discovered by the probe on the network segment since it started or was reset.
triggered alarm count - the triggered alarm count for this entry color coded by the highest severity of the triggered alarms.
protocol name - the full name of the protocol. The name consists of the fully encapsulated name with the actual protocol being the last name. ether.IP.TCP.www-http is the HTTP protocol (web browsing) running on top of TCP running on top of IP running on top of Ethernet.
protocol port - the protocol ID and port number for the protocol. The protocol port consists of the protocol numbers and ports for the encapsulating protocols and the actual protocol port being the last number. In the protocol ID 1.2048.6.80, 1 defines Ethernet, 2048 (0x0800) is IP, 6 is TCP and 80 is the HTTP port number.
description - Describes the protocol in more detail.
packets - the number of packets seen of each protocol on the network segment since the probe started or was reset.
bytes - the number of bytes seen of each protocol on the network segment since the probe started or was reset.
hosts - the number of hosts that have used this protocol since the probe started or was reset.
conversations - the number of conversations that have used this protocol since the probe started or was reset.
first seen - the time when the network probe first discovered each protocol on the network segment after the probe started or was reset.
last seen - the time when the network probe last saw each protocol on the network segment after the probe started or was reset.
Protocols popup menu
The protocols popup menu is displayed if you right click a protocol entry.
Show hosts using this protocol - this will display all the host entries that have sent or received data using the selected protocol since the probe started or was reset. The protocols per host tab will be displayed.
Show conversations using this protocol - this will display all the conversation entries that have used the selected protocol since the probe started or was reset. The protocols per conversation tab will be displayed.
Add alarm - this will let you add an alarm for this protocol. The add alarm window will be displayed.
Show defined alarms for this protocol - this will display all the defined alarms for this protocol. The alarms tab will be displayed.
Show triggered alarms for this protocol - this will display all the triggered alarms for this protocol. The alarms tab will be displayed.