Hello On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 07:29:30AM -0500, Burton Strauss wrote: > WRT to memory usage, look at docs/FAQ. But basic answer is LOTS. ntop > creates a HostTraffic structure for every host it sees - this runs 4-12K+. > The hosts you see are controlled by external forces, not ntop. You can use > various switches, e.g. --track-local, and filters to control what is stored, > but it's dependent upon users... If you have somebody running port scans > against a /8, well, you could get hit with 16M of hosts...
Then I assume that 200-300 MB is not too much for a bigger network, or? Regards, // Ola > -----Burton > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Ola Lundqvist > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2005 12:10 AM > To: [email protected]; Burton Strauss > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Ntop-dev] Debian bugs. > > <snip /> > > > > > #288006: ntop leaks memory > > Package: ntop; Reported by: Jerome Warnier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > > 114 days old. > > > > Response: See (2) > > How much memory can you expect ntop to use on a high traffic network? > It is good for me to know what is a valid range. It will be retested on > 3.1 as far as I get it working. > > Thanks for your time. > > Regards, > > // Ola > > <snip /> > > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://www.opal.dhs.org UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- _______________________________________________ Ntop-dev mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop-dev
