Use Tcl/Tk to build the custom network management tools you need

Often,there's no substitiue for a costom network management tool---but you can't afford to spend months building one.There's a quick'easy solution:Tcl/Tk scripts.Learn to leverage Tcl/Tk's power and efficiency---from experts who've built successful network management products for Cisco,Digital and 3Com.
Discover why Tcl/Tk tools are perfect for troubleshooting,device monitoring,intory,configuration,and many other network management applications.Then build five real-world applications to use right away,learning concepts and routines you'll reuse constantly:
- Response time monitoring             - Web-based status monitoring
- Network discovery                            - RMONv2 configuration
- IP path tracing/diagnostics

Learn proven techniques for Web-enabling your network management applications---and for building tools that are extensible and easy to modify.Carefully annotated code and extensive screen captures show exactly what to expect.An accompanying Web site includes downloadable source code,new tips and insights,and much more.

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Overview
Chapter 3 Tcl Basics
Chapter 4 More Tcl
Chapter 5 SNMP Tcl Extensions
Chapter 6 Building a Polling Loop
Chapter 7 Tk Basics
Chapter 8 MoreTk
Chapter 9 Socket Programming
Chapter 10 A Response Time Monitoring
etc.