You should also look at this flow-scan howto:

http://www.dynamicnetworks.us/netflow/

On May 10 at 10:23, "Palis Michalis" wrote:

> Hello all..  
> 
> I am new to flow-tools. I have flow tools running and collect some data but 
> in the default format.
> 
> We are  try to implement flow-tools ans our netflow v5 collector but I did 
> not find the interface very friendly. Do you use any additional software to 
> graph and or represent data from flow-tools collector? Also I would like to 
> know what is available in order to be have more info for the top talkers i.e 
> the ports/protocols they are using?
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: Wright, Brandt 
>   To: [email protected] 
>   Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 5:07 PM
>   Subject: [Flow-tools] Flow-Tools File Format
> 
> 
>   All,
> 
>    
> 
>   I am a network engineer recently tasked with calculating strategic growth 
> metrics utilizing data collected from netflow exports. We are currently using 
> flow-tools as our default netflow v5 collector. I need to programmatically 
> parse the files flow-tools generates and run my calculations on the flow 
> records stored within them (the stock toolset does most of what I need but 
> not quite everything). I can do this with the exports available through 
> flow-export (ASCII, cflowd, etc) but most of these formats produce files much 
> larger than I would like (I will have to send the netflow data across many, 
> many WAN links for central processing). I have searched high and low for some 
> kind of documentation describing the format of the files flow-tools creates. 
> Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated.
> 
>    
> 
>    
> 
>   Thanks,
> 
>   Brandt Wright
> 
>   Corporate IT Global Network Services
> 
>   [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
>   (973) 385-0128
> 
>   182 Tabor Road
> 
>   Morris Plains, NJ 07950
> 
>    
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