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About Internet2 Detective

Internet2 Detective Applet
Copyright© Internet2®
Redistributed By Permission
http://www.internet2.edu

License & Information

The Internet2 Detective is a small, easy to install and use application that is available for both the Microsoft Windows (R) and Apple OS X operating systems.  This is an Applet version of that program that should work on most major browsers and operating systems although results may vary. It lets you know:

+If a computer can access an Internet2 backbone network.
+How much bandwidth is available.
+Whether or not you can receive multicast streaming media.
+Whether you are running on an IPv6 enabled network.

For more information, please see:
http://detective.internet2.edu/

Acknowledgements and Credits
======================
The Internet2 Detective builds on, and would not be possible without, Iperf and the Multicast Beacon developed by the National Science Foundation-funded NLANR Distributed Applications Support Team.

Iperf is bundled with (but not incorporated into) the Detective to determine available bandwidth. The Detective listens for Beacon packets to determine multicast reception capability.

For more information, see:
   NSF: http://www.nsf.gov/
   DAST: http://dast.nlanr.net/
   Iperf: http://dast.nlanr.net/Projects/Iperf/
   Mcast Beacon: http://dast.nlanr.net/Projects/Beacon/

Detective Team
============
   Bob Riddle, Management
   Adam Saltsman, Implementation
   Greg Wood, Cheerleading

Applet Team
============
   Andrew Lake, Programming
   Brendan Shaezner, Subversion Administrator
   Rob Murdock, Programming
   James Hice, Programming
   Matt Middleton, Programming

Special thanks to Jay Beavers of Microsoft Research for his significant contributions to the development of the Internet2 Detective.

Protocol and Port Information
=====================
Abilene Test: UDP(p7777)
Bandwidth Test: UDP(p8888)
Multicast Test: NLANR Multicast Beacon

Information Collection Notice
=====================
Similar to most Web servers, the "Abilene Access" server maintains a log of IP addresses, access dates and times. 
Currently, this information is entirely confidential, and users will be notified of any changes in that status.

Legal Information
==============
This software is a prototype and is released without support.  The servers to which it connects may be removed at any time. Feedback is collected at detective@internet2.edu in case a future decision is made to support and/or enhance the Internet2 Detective.

Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution, if any, must include the following acknowledgment:
      "This product includes software developed by the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, http://www.ucaid.edu, Internet2 Project."
      Alternately, this acknowledgement may appear in the software itself, if and wherever such third-party acknowledgments normally appear.
    * Neither the name of Internet2 Detective nor the names of its contributors, nor Internet2, nor the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, Inc., nor UCAID may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.  For written permission, please contact 
detective-info@internet2.edu.
    * Products derived from this software may not be called Internet2 Detective, Internet2, UCAID, or the University Corporation for Advanced Internet Development, nor may Internet2 Detective appear in their name, without prior written permission of the University Corporation for 
Advanced Internet Development.
    * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE
COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
"AS IS" AND WITH ALL FAULTS.  ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT ARE DISCLAIMED AND THE ENTIRE RISK OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, PERFORMANCE, ACCURACY, AND EFFORT IS WITH LICENSEE. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER, CONTRIBUTORS OR THE UNIVERSITY CORPORATION FOR ADVANCED INTERNET DEVELOPMENT, INC. BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR  PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

Iperf Performance Test
================
Mark Gates
Ajay Tirumala
Jim Ferguson
Jon Dugan
Feng Qin
National Laboratory for Applied Network Research
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
http://www.ncsa.uiuc.edu

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software (Iperf) and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers.
    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
    * Neither the names of the University of Illinois, NCSA, nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without specific prior written permission.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL THE CONTIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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