Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:57:02 -0700 From: "Kurt Buff" <kurt.buff@gmail.com> To: "Eric F Crist" <ecrist@secure-computing.net> Cc: Questions User <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Real-Time traffic monitor? Message-ID: <a9f4a3860708161257p638c59afj721ee08a9a7d3a5@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <53A8E90E-86D9-4357-B54F-BEE437D025E5@secure-computing.net> References: <53A8E90E-86D9-4357-B54F-BEE437D025E5@secure-computing.net>
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On 8/16/07, Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> wrote: > Hey all, > > I've got a fairly heavy-duty machine doing firewalling for my > network, and the VAST majority of it's processing power is going > unused. As such, I'd like to put X on this box, attach a monitor, > and display a series of real-time traffic graphs. Does anyone know > what the best software to use for this would be? I wouldn't put anything on it that isn't directly related to its mission. At most, I'd suggest putting net-snmp on it, denying access from the untrusted side(s), and polling the box with mrtg/cacti/nagios from another machine. Better, I think would be to put ntop on another machine and mirror the port to which the firewall is attached.
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