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Network monitoring

Posted by Jasbir on July 08, 2001 at 11:13 PM

Sir,
Can u please write me what sort of information could be gathered using network monitoring software?
Thanks
jasbir
> question on java

> I was given a final project
> on network security program,
> the program is simply
> supposed to be running on a server.
> Anytime a client computer
> connects to it, it should trap the ip address of the client computer,
> time logged to server and time logged out.
> I have written the program that will listen for client connection and display that
> a connection has been made. The problem now is I want to know how I can implement
> this program on a server without it conflicting with the server software (such as IIS) that is
> already running on the server and also how I can make Internet Explore, which I suppose
> is the client software that will be used , to connect to my program if I have to test it on a
> stand alone and on the network. I used the loopback address, 127.0.0.1, that was recommended
> in a text to try to connect to my program by typing it in Internet Explorer but it did not work.

> NB It is supposed to run on an intranet running on tcp/ip
>
> please and please help me send the reply detailing how to go about solving this problem
> soonest cos the date of submission is fast
> approaching . take care of yourself an God blesings please reply
> urgently cos it is very important.

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> adedoyin akinnurun ,
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