NetState

Software · Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2005

OSTI ID:1230823

Durgin, Nancy; Mai, Yuqing; Hutchins, James

NetState is a distributed network monitoring system. It uses passive sensors to develop status information on a target network. Two major features provided by NetState are version and port tracking. Version tracking maintains information about software and operating systems versions. Port tracking identifies information about active TOP and UDP ports. Multiple NetState sniffers can be deployed, one at each entry point of the target network. The sniffers monitor network traffic, then send the information to the NetState server. The information is stored in centralized database which can then be accessed via standard SQL database queries or this web-based GUI, for further analysis and display.

• Short Name / Acronym: NetState; 001873MLTPL00
• Version: 00
• Programming Language(s): Medium: X; OS: Linux/Free BSD, other unix variants; Compatibility: Multiplatform
• Research Organization: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-94AL85000
• OSTI ID: 1230823
• Country of Origin: United States