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nbmdt

network boot, monitor, and diagnostic tool (NBMDT).

This tool will do fault isolation and diagnostics on a linux network. It runs in several different but similar modes:

  • boot. In this mode, NBMDT reads its nominal network configuration file and nominal values of the IP protocol stack, from bottom to top, with a Pass/Fail indication.
    • Verify hardware: cable is connected
    • Verify that all of the network interface cards have proper IPv4 and IPv6 addresses either from DHCP, DHCP6, automatic configuration (IPv6 only), or static configuration.
    • ping the nearby routers and gateway nodes. The routers come from the normal system routing tables.
    • Verify ARP table (IPv4) or neighbor table (IPv6).
    • Verify that DNS is working by querying all of the nameservers listed in /etc/resolv.conf
    • Verify that the remote machines specified by the sysadmin in the persistent configuration file and the nominal configuration file are reachable using the protocol/port specified.
    • Verify that local services are listening on their given ports, as given by the sysadmin in the persistent configuration file and the nominal configuration file
  • monitor. In this mode, NBMDT monitors the network using its predefined configuration and the configuration it has auto-discovered. Each of the tests in boot mode are run, but in no particular sequence, and with frequecy specified by the system administrator in the persistent configuration file
  • monitor. In this mode, NBMDT watches over the network periodically, and alerts on any important change.
  • discovery. In this mode, NBMDT assumes that the network is correct and goes through the auto discovery process. It makes a new nominal configuration file. This file can be compared with an earlier nominal configuration file to see what changed.

The roadmap for MBMDT is:

1 Use a bash script to implement the NBMDT. Output is to a flat ASCII file, and changes are detected using the diff command

2 Use a python program that invokes other programs to examine the state of the network. Output is to a JSON file, and changes are detected using JSON tools

3 Use a python program that reads files in the /proc and /system pseudo file systems to examine the state of the network.

4 Use nagios plugins to do the same things if unavailable by other means.

See also [How to test and repair local area networks using linux tools] by Jeff Silverman

+ Version 1.0: Uses subprocesses and scrapes the outputs to gather information about the networks.  Has the persistent

file, the logging at boot, the diagnostic ability, but not the monitoring or logging + Version 2.0: Queries the operating system for more information, monitoring, and logging. + Version 3.0: Supports nagios plugins, and dependencies.