Visualizer Support for Solaris

1) Install Java Plug-in Into Your Web Browser
This section offers you technical information for installing JAVA Plug-in into your web browser.

Quick Start Guide --- http://java.sun.com/products/plugin/1.3/docs/ja/quick_start.html
JRE1.3 Installation Procedure --- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/ja/jre/install-solaris-re.html
Java-Plugin Setting Procedure --- http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.3/ja/install-solaris.html

a. Download the JRE-1.4 package from the site http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.4/ja/index.html.
b. Installation Procedure
   1. Set executable rights to the downloaded file as follows.
      # chmod +x j2re-1_4_0_01-<platform>.sh
   2. Extract the downloaded file.
   3. Give settings to Netscape.
      If you are using Netscape6. it is necessary to make a symbolic link at plug-in directory as follows.
         cd ${the directory where Netscape6 is installed}/bin/plugins
         ln -s ${JRE directory}/plugin/sparc/ns600/libjavaplugin_oji.so

2) Install NetSkate Visualizer
This section offers you technical information for installing NetSkate Visualizer.

a. Input the CD-ROM.
b. Double-click netskate/Solaris/install.bin at CD-ROM drive.
In case you have NoClassDefFound error, execute the following commands.
   cd /cdrom
   cd netskate#1
   cp -r InstallData /tmp
   cp -r Solaris /tmp
   cd /tmp/Solaris
   ./install.bin

3) "How can I run NetSkate Visualizer client?"
This section provides you assistance to make NetSkate Visualizer client run without any problem.

a. Run ServerManager using the following commands.
   cd <NetSkate-Directory>
   ./ServerManager
b. Run NetSkate Visualizer using the following command.
   netscape6english
(URL: file:/<NetSkate-Directory>/NetSkate/index.html)

4) The error messages 'user.home read can't save initial settings', ‘querePrintJob can't print’, ‘can't use cut/copy/paste’ are displayed. Is this a java related problem?
Since NetSkate Visualizer has been developed using Java’s applet technology, the application prevents unauthorized updates to the system. To validate the above mentioned function, use policy tool (distributed by Sun Microsystems, included in J2SE). Refer to the manual for use and settings.

5) Network map generation isn’t going well
To generate detailed network maps we recommend setting SNMP for network equipment (it is more effective if the router is set to SNMP during setup).

6) What is a community?
It is something like a password. Most of the network equipments connected to the network support SNMP (a type of network management protocol), which provides information, such as network traffic. This allows any user to access this type of information. To limit the people who can access this, communities are set for network equipment.