[ubuntu-uk] Network traffic analysis

[andylockran]

I like ntop.  It's really easy to set up on debian/ubuntu.  

It's quite configurable too.

Regards,

Andy

On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 19:25:14 +0000, David Restall - System Administrator <dave at restall.net> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I want to see where and what the traffic profile is on a server.  What I
> have used in the past is ethereal but this seems like overkill, is there
> anything else out there.
> 
> What I would like is something that will give me a simple report showing
> traffic in, out, IP addresses, ports etc.
> 
> MRTG is another option but this is fiddly to set up for what I want and
> I'd still have to use tcpdump to capture the raw data.
> 
> I don't mind using tcpdump to capture the data it's what I use to produce
> the pretty outputs that I'm after (pretty ! necessarily == graphical).
> 
> Sorry if this is a bit rambling - had a bit of pop and things aren't
> quite working as smoothly as I'd expect :*)
> 
> TTFN
> 
> 
> D
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