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Surveyor
User’s Guide
See the Readme file for the latest information on supported analyzers and adapters
for Surveyor 5.0.
Upgrading Surveyor
If you have a previous version of Surveyor, install version 5.0 into the same
directory as the previous version. Do not save older versions of the software on your
system.
The format of the .ini file has changed. If you have customized the .ini file in a
previous version, you will be required to re-enter your changes to the new .ini file
once the software is installed. Other user-generated files such as filters (.cfd),
capture files (.cap), and transmit specifications (.tsp) can be saved when you install
Surveyor in the same directory as the previous version.
Surveyor 5.0 has different table formats from previous versions. It is required that
you upgrade all PCs and remote analyzer devices to the latest software version.
Although remote communications may work without upgrading, you may see data
that is out of order or missing in Surveyor tables.
Table 2-2. Supported Analyzer Cards and Network Adapter Cards
Network Analyzer
Cards
Desktop PC:
THGm (Ten/Hundred/Gigabit module) analyzer card
THGm analyzer cards require an available PCI slot.
Analyzer cards require processing memory based on the capture buffer
memory available on the card.
Network Adapters,
Network Adapter/
Analyzer Cards
Desktop PC: NDIS-compatible Ethernet adapter or NDIS-compatible 4/16
Token Ring adapter card.
• 10/100 Ethernet Adapters require an NDIS enhanced 16/32 bit driver
and must be in promiscuous mode.
• 4/16 Token Ring Adapters require an NDIS enhanced 16/32 bit driver.
Adapters accessible through NDIS drivers must be compatible with the NIC 2.0
standard. Not all Token Ring adapters are supported.
Notebook PC: Portable Surveyor 10/100 Ethernet Analyzer Card or
NDIS-compatible Ethernet adapter.
• Portable Surveyor 10/100 Ethernet Analyzer Cards require a CardBus
slot.
• 10/100 Ethernet Adapters require an NDIS enhanced 16/32 bit driver
and must be in promiscuous mode.