Subject: Re: network traffic graphs
jgribbin@alaska.net
Date: Tue Dec 09 2003 - 17:30:59 AKST
There is a gkrellm client for windows, I'm not sure about the other network monitors. I haven't tried it but check out:
http://bill.nalens.com/news.php
----- Original Message -----
From: Justin Dieters <enderak@gci.net>
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 4:25 pm
Subject: Re: network traffic graphs
> The Samba server is the only non-Windows machine in the office
> (other than the Smoothwall). I suppose it's probably possible to
> do X forwarding to a Windows box, but I've never done it or seen
> it done. Besides, X still has to be installed on both the client
> and the server machines for X forwarding to work, doesn't it?
>
> Justin
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jgribbin@alaska.net
> Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 3:35 pm
> Subject: Re: network traffic graphs
>
> > gkrellm and most other X-based network monitors that I'm aware
> of
> > aren't intended to use X on the server, but on a seperate
> > monitoring system.
> >
> > I know in the case of gkrellm there is a daemon that runs on the
> > server and gives info to the monitoring system. One of the tools
> > for ipcop I was just reading up on gets it's info by reading
> > ipcop's logs over the network connection and nothing extra
> > actually runs on the ipcop box to enable it other than possibly
> > modifying the normal logging schedule.
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Justin Dieters <enderak@gci.net>
> > Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2003 2:39 pm
> > Subject: network traffic graphs
> >
> > >
> > > I am looking for something that will generate network traffic
> > > graphs. Average Kb/sec every 5 minutes or so would be
> perfect.
> > > Something similar to what Smoothwall/IPCop has is what I would
> > > like, if possible.
> > >
> > > I know of about 100 different solutions as
> KDE/Gnome/Gkrellm/etc
> > > applets/plugins, _but_ the server doesn't have X, and it's not
> > > running Apache, so both of those are out. It is running
> Webmin,
> > > so that would be ideal, but the closest thing I could find as
> a
> > > Webmin module just shows the total bytes and packets transferred.
> > >
> > > Even if it was something that could be scheduled to just
> create
> > > graphs in .png format or something every half hour or so and
> > throw
> > > them on the hard drive somewhere, that would be acceptable. I
> > > just need basic in and out information for eth0, I don't
> really
> > > need to know about what ports, which IP the traffic is going
> to,
> > etc.>
> > > Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Justin
> > >
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