[c-nsp] Re: Netflow traffic study

[Yann Berthier]

   Hello,

On Sun, 01 Jan 2006, at 17:53, Olav Langeland wrote:

> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Kanagaraj Krishna [mailto:kanagaraj at aims.com.my] 
> > Sent: 29. desember 2005 04.58
> > To: cisco-nsp at puck.nether.net
> > Cc: Kanagaraj Krishna
> > Subject: [c-nsp] Re: Netflow traffic study
> > 
> > - Any good (free/open source) software that can analyze 
> > (stats, graph etc) Netflow data?
> > - Any comments on the use of Netflow for this purpose?
> > - Any other suggestions in reaching our objectives (other 
> > than Netflow)?
> > 
> > Hope to get input from you guys out there. Thanks.
> > 
> > Regards,
> > Kanagaraj Krishna
> 
> Netflow is exactly what you are looking for :) 
> 
> For analysing netflow data, have a look at flow-tools which can be used
> to generate all the stats/graphs you need. Stager or Ntop can also be of
> use, but maybe not the best tools for the kind of information you
> described. 

   If i may add: other tool worth investigating to collect / graph /
   work on NetFlow data: nfdump/nfsen. Very good
   and lively project, and the author is very open to
   suggestions etc. See http://nfdump.sourceforge.net/ and
   http://nfsen.sourceforge.net/ for more info

   Cheers,

      - yann

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