Date: Sat, 11 Mar 2000 19:40:01 +1030 (CST) From: "Daniel O'Connor" <doconnor@gsoft.com.au> To: Rowan Crowe <rowan@sensation.net.au> Cc: aussie-isp@aussie.net, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: RE: [Oz-ISP] tagging IP packets travelling over internal network Message-ID: <XFMail.000311194001.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.01.10003111752290.15891-100000@velvet.sensation.net.au>
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On 11-Mar-00 Rowan Crowe wrote: > The problem with this is that I have to account at 4 different inbound > points, and something central has to collect this data from the > individual > points and apply them to a single account. > (Accurate) accounting can't be done from a single point because some > traffic will enter and leave via the same router, plus it's difficult to > assume what is national and international based on the source alone. Why don't you place machines at the entry points which log the information you need, and then have a central machine get the data off them and collate it appropriatly.. Gee, it sounds really simple said like that 8-) --- Daniel O'Connor software and network engineer for Genesis Software - http://www.gsoft.com.au "The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from." -- Andrew Tanenbaum To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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