not to sure if this will help, but i use a tool call solarwinds....in it it has a tool call bandwidth monitor... aslong as the device has SNMP turned on it will tell you the overall bandwidth bieng used...Realtime as to finding out if your "let`s say" 256k cir is actually a 256k cir ...the only way i know of finding this out is by pushing the link to its fullist... you could interogate the CSU/DSU and do a "show controllers" apart from that ....you could possible buy "Net-sys" toll analysis hth steve >From: "Swart Douwe" >Reply-To: "Swart Douwe" >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: RE: Bandwidth Testing and Monitoring [7:8088] >Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 21:01:10 -0400 > >Thanks for your reply Brian..... > >Will the snmp gathering only give you the packet status and the >configuration that you put into the interface configuration? > >What I am trying to gather is whether the bandwidth that we think we have >is >actually what we have available to us????? > >Will the snmp gathering allow us to do this???? > > >Douwe > > -----Original Message----- > From: Brian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2001 10:20 AM > To: Swart Douwe > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Bandwidth Testing and Monitoring >[7:8088] > > snmp gathering on the relevant serial interface?? > > Brian "Sonic" Whalen > Success = Preparation + Opportunity > > > On Mon, 11 Jun 2001, Swart Douwe wrote: > > > Is anyone aware of an application or tool that I can use >to monitor the > > exact bandwidth available on a Frame Relay or ISDN >connection? > > > > The purpose of this is for software testing I need to >determine the exact > > bandwidth requirements and load on either a Frame or ISDN >connection. > > > > Is there any software applications that can do this, or do >I need to look at > > a hardware device to do so? Any recommendations on >software or hardware? > > > > Any help that anyone could give would be greatly >appreciated. > > > > Thanks > > > > Douwe > > > > > > Visit our Website : http://www.traveland.com.au > > > > Disclaimer - This message and any attachments are >confidential and may > > contain privileged information intended only for the use >of the addressee > > named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this >message you are > > hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution >or reproduction of > > this message is prohibited. If you have received this >message in error > > please notify Traveland Pty Ltd immediately by return >email. Any views > > expressed in this message are those of the individual >sender and may not > > necessarily reflect the views of Traveland Pty Ltd.. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >Visit our Website : http://www.traveland.com.au > >Disclaimer - This message and any attachments are confidential and may >contain privileged information intended only for the use of the addressee >named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this message you are >hereby notified that any use, dissemination, distribution or reproduction >of >this message is prohibited. If you have received this message in error >please notify Traveland Pty Ltd immediately by return email. Any views >expressed in this message are those of the individual sender and may not >necessarily reflect the views of Traveland Pty Ltd.. _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=8196&t=8088 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]