Re: Network IP analysis?

["Ron Buchalski" <rbuchals () hotmail com>]

> Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 20:49:05 -0800 (AKDT)
> From: Bruce Potter <gdead () alaska net>
> To: nanog () merit edu
> Subject: Network IP analysis?
>
> Howdy,
> Does anyone know of any good IP monitoring tools that can log/monitor 
the
> TYPES of IP traffic going across your netowork (ie: one that logs 
tcp/udp and
> esp port numbers/types of traffic)?  Something that could query a 
router
> would be nice, although I am unaware of any routers that support such a 
feature.
> Even something that you could put on a box on the same ethernet subnet 
would
> do the job.  I'm curious as to the types of traffic our customers are 
pushing
> as I am attempting to better analyze our usage.

If you're using Cisco routers you can turn on Netflow switching.  For 
more info on what Netflow can do, check out:

http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/732/netflow/ntraf_wp.htm

-rb



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