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Re: Network IP analysis?


From: Tobias Oetiker <oetiker () ee ethz ch>
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 15:33:13 +0200 (MET DST)

Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:39:09 -0500 (CDT)
From: Tim Peiffer <peiffer () nts umn edu>
To: philip bridge <bridge () unisource ch>
Cc: nanog () merit edu
Subject: Re: Network IP analysis?

MRTG is a great graphing tool for small applications.  Unfortunately 
the package does not scale very well for my purposes.  The snmp polling
and data storage in the logfiles are areas that I have problems with
using MRTG.  Are there any other viable alternatives to MRTG, or are
there any existing mods to mrtg that graph right out of a file rather
than polling for itself?   I already have the data I need and would 
like to reuse it.  If possible I would like to have a package that
is separated into 3 sections.  One section can be called upon to
do polling or gathering data out of a repository.  The second can
be called upon to do statistics runs.  The 3rd can be called to provide
graphs on demand.

if you have the time and interest, you are welcome to help bringing mrtg-3.0
into the real world ... all the plans for it are here, but unfortunately
progress is slow because of resource problems (time or money) 

The main features planned for mrtg 3.0:

* Ultra Fast Logfile Handling
* Modular desing with separate processes for data gathering data logging and
  data presentation ...


I have written a paper about what is intended. Check
http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/3.0

If you have comments, time or money to help getting it done, please let me
know ... 

cheers
tobi (Mr. MRTG)
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