From owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Fri May 26 18:27:48 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 37F6516A5AB for ; Fri, 26 May 2006 18:27:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from steve@virtual-voodoo.com) Received: from energistic.com (mail.energistic.com [216.54.148.60]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 28B5143D46 for ; Fri, 26 May 2006 18:27:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from steve@virtual-voodoo.com) Received: from stevenew (static-71-98-120-2.ipslin.dsl-w.verizon.net [71.98.120.2]) (authenticated bits=0) by energistic.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with ESMTP id k4QIRaRA071694; Fri, 26 May 2006 14:27:40 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from steve@virtual-voodoo.com) Message-ID: <017a01c680f2$1061e590$aa00030a@officescape.net> From: "Steve Ames" To: "Cody Baker" References: <4477250F.2@ccstores.com> <20060526155758.GA69287@energistic.com> <44774502.7060303@wilkshire.net> Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 14:27:35 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1807 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1807 X-Spam-Status: No, score=-7.5 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00,SPF_FAIL, USER_IN_WHITELIST_TO autolearn=no version=3.1.1 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.1 (2006-03-10) on energistic.com Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: bandwidth monitoring X-BeenThere: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Internet Services Providers List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 18:27:58 -0000 SNMP is solid if each individual client is connected to its own port on a switch that you have SNMP access to. In that case your suggestion is dead-on. I was assuming that the information had to be snagged at a higher layer but re-reading the original question I'm not sure why I believed that. Cody Baker wrote: > Ntop is a good tool, we use it, but my experience is that it's buggy > at best and downright unusable at times. Also, it's data isn't very > portable. I'd recommend using SNMP data from a managed switch. If > that's not an option the you might consider using SNMP data from your > router or worst case directly from each individual server. In terms > of software this generally means net-snmp connected to rrdtool or > mrtg. I googled real quick and > http://www.openxtra.co.uk/resource-center/open_source_network_monitoring.php > seems to provide a quick front en to these tools. > > Thank You, > > Cody Baker > cody@wilkshire.net > > > Steve Ames wrote: >> ntop would work if its actually a hub. ntop would work with a switch >> also but you'd have to tell the switch to make sure that your BSD >> box gets a copy of all traffic. >> >> On Fri, May 26, 2006 at 08:55:59AM -0700, Jim Pazarena wrote: >> >>> Is there the ability to have a server which is in the common hub >>> monitor bandwidth usage of clients going out the gateway? >>> >>> My telco will shortly be changing billing practices and bandwidth >>> usage per client will be extremely important per customer. >>> >>> Is there a FreeBSD port available to do this, or must I have an >>> appliance in-line that all traffic passes thru? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> Jim >>> _______________________________________________ >>> freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list >>> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp >>> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >>> "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list >> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp >> To unsubscribe, send any mail to >> "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >> > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-isp@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-isp > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-isp-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"