[c-nsp] NETFLOW or Alternatives??

[Roland Dobbins]

Actually, there are a number of open-source tools which you can use to 
get started on Linux or FreeBSD or what-have-you - see Robert 
Galloway's excellent NetFlow HOW-TO:

http://www.linuxgeek.org/netflow-howto.php

and take a look at Stager:

http://stager.uninett.no/

On Jan 3, 2005, at 6:13 PM, Vandy Hamidi wrote:

> All,
> I'm looking for a way to determine the type of traffic and the amounts
> of each Flow (SIP, DIP, Sport, DPort).
>
> When my internet traffic or WAN traffic hits 99%, I want to be able to
> identify the cause.  Right now, it's a total uneducated guess.
>
> Requirements:
> 1) Identify traffic flows
> 2) Flow Kbps
> 3) Preferably use a Windows Server for collection and reporting
> 4) Prefer Trending
> 5) Easy ramp up (trying to avoid needing to learn a whole no 
> discipline)
>
> I'm not very familiar with NetFlow, but it looks like it needs a 
> Solaris
> Data Collector.
>
> Equipment will range from 6500, 4500, 3745, 7206, etc.
> Thanks in advance,
>
> 	-=Vandy=-
>
>
>
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