Network Planning Tools🔸
- Microsoft Visio: Network Planning and Design.
- Lucidchart: Cloud planning tool for network design.
🔸 Screening and analysis tools🔸
- Wireshark: to analyze network traffic.
- Tcpdump: command-line tool for analyzing network traffic.
🔸Network🔸 Management Tools
- Nagios: Monitor networks and servers.
- Zabbix: a comprehensive network control tool.
🔸 Simulation Tools:
- Cisco Packet Tracer: for network emulation.
- Pnetlab: I see the best program for emulating and designing the network
- GNS3: For more complex network emulation.
🔸Security Tools🔸
- Nmap: to scan networks and detect connected devices.
- Snort: Intrusion detection system.
🔸Configuration and Management Tools🔸
- Ansible: to automate network configuration.
- Puppet: to automate network management.
🔸Performance Testing Tools🔸
- iperf: Bandwidth testing.
- PingPlotter: to monitor network performance.
🔸Documentation Tools🔸
- Conflict: to document networks and procedures.
- GitHub: storing and documenting codes and files.