Internet2 Detective
What it Does
Internet2 Detective offers computer users easy access to the status and
capabilities of their current network connection by providing
information about advanced network capabilities, including connectivity
to an Internet2 backbone network, an estimate of available bandwidth
and multicast capabilities. Internet2 Detective uses a simple interface
to present information about a network connection that previously only
advanced users or network engineers knew how to obtain. The Internet2
Detective can save the user time and frustration by verifying that the
network fulfills necessary requirements to support specific
applications. Additional information is available at the Technical Details page. Information about how to use the Internet2 Detective with personal firewalls is also available.
What it Is
Internet2 detective is a small, easy to install application. Once
installed, a small icon displays the user's capabilities (connectivity
to an Internet2 backbone network, bandwidth, and multicast) using a
red, yellow or green light. Additionally, Version 3.1 enables testing
between any two computers running the Internet2 Detective. More
detailed information is available by double clicking on the icon and
using the menu-driven graphical user interface.
Java Applet
The Internet2 Detective is now accessible directly from your web browser! This allows you to use the Detective without installing any software on the machine being used. It does required that the JavaVM software be installed on that machine.
OS X Widget
There is now a OS X widget for those running OS X 10.4 and you can get it HERE
WindowsXP
http://detective.internet2.edu/2006April-Release/windows-client.zip
Linux
http://detective.internet2.edu/2006April-Release/linux-client.tar.gz
Mac OS X
http://detective.internet2.edu/detective3.1-macosx.dmg
Source
Code
The source code of the Internet2 Detective is freely available.
Download it here and then
run the "jar -cvf Detective_Code.jar" command to uncompress this archive file. Or
send email to detective@internet2.edu
if you are interested in receiving it.
How to install
Windows 98/2000/XP
NOTES:
- Internet2 Detective requires Microsoft's .NET
Framework.
- Before installing a new version, you must exit and uninstall any
versions of the Internet2 Detective currently installed.
- You will need a utility like Winzip,
Pkunzip, or Enzip in order to unpack the file you download.
- For Windows NT/2000/XP systems, you need Administrator
privileges to install Internet2 Detective.
Follow these steps to install Internet2 Detective on
Windows 98/2000/XP:
- Internet2 Detective is already installed, you must exit (if it is
running) and uninstall using the Add/Remove Programs Control Panel.
- Download and save the windows-client.zip file to your hard disk
from:
http://detective.internet2.edu/2006April-Release/windows-client.zip
- Navigate to where you downloaded the file and double-click the
"windows-client.zip" icon.
- Extract the .zip file to a directory such as
C:\temp\detective\
- Navigate to the directory to which you extracted the Internet2
Detective installation files and double-click the "setup.exe" icon.
(You will be prompted to download and install Microsoft's .NET
Framework if it is not already installed on the computer.)
- Follow the prompts of the installation program, which will copy
files to your hard disk.
- To start the Internet2 Detective, you may double click on the
"i2-tray.exe" icon in the directory chosen during the installation
process (the default directory is:
C:\Program Files\Internet2\Internet2
Detective)
Mac OS X
- Download and save the detective3.1-macosx.dmg file at:
http://detective.internet2.edu/detective3.1-macosx.dmg
- Double click the downloaded detective3.1-macosx.dmg file
- Copy the files in the expanded drive to a new folder
Further development
Internet2 Detective is being offered 'as is' (see the "Legal
Information"). We encourage all who are interested in using or
developing this tool to join the Internet2 Detective mailing list (detective-discuss@internet2.edu) by
self-subscribing via the detective-discuss
web page.
The detective-discuss@internet2.edu email list is the best way to
participate in the discussion, learn about updates, and to submit
questions or comments. Further development will largely depend on
community involvement in articulating requirements and participation in
coding new capabilities.
Acknowledgements
The Internet2 Detective builds on Iperf and the Multicast Beacon
developed by the National Science
Foundation-funded NLANR
Distributed Applications Support Team.
Special thanks to Chris Small and the Abilene Network Operations Center
for helping with the Internet2 Detective server administration.
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.
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The Internet2 Detective License, Version 1. Copyright (c) 2002,
2003, Internet2(R). All
rights reserved. 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
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.
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NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
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