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Utilities 13

Name Table Utility

Figure 13-1. Example Name Table Dialog Box

There are several options you can set for the display and recording of name table entries. Options are set by pressing the Settings… button to bring up the Name Table Settings dialog box

To learn all addresses, select the Learn Addresses check box in the Name Table Settings dialog box. Surveyor will enter all new addresses. If no symbolic name is associated with an address, the address is repeated in the name column for that entry in the name table.

To learn only addresses that have corresponding symbolic names, make sure the Learn Names check box is selected and the Learn Address check box is NOT selected in the Name Table Settings dialog box. Surveyor will only add an item to the name table when it discovers a character string associated with an address from a DNS, SAP, or NetBIOS packet.

You can display the ASCII characters for well-known vendor names in the MAC address. Check Display Vendor Names in the Name Table Settings dialog box to dis- play vendor names. Vendor names will be displayed in the monitoring and capture views as well as in the name table.

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