On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 5:16 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Folks, > > I need some advice on how to proceed with NTOP. But rather than me stating > what I think > might work, allow me to present the requirement and the community can advise > me of the > best way to proceed. > > I need to accomplish two things. #1 is to identify and record source and > destination IP > address and port numbers. The idea is to identify, track and report on "Who > is talking to > who". This needs to be longer term storage and not "time out" as is the > pattern of RRD > databases. I also need to export the data to spreadsheet for analaysis. > > #2 is the need to gather the data and group it so that I can create an > estimate of bandwidth > requirments after consolidating two or more sites into a single location. > > Thoughts? Comments? Advice?
Given your requirements, ntop is not likely your best tool. Take a look at argus, or etherape, or any of several other tools that might be better suited for your needs. The killer is your need for "longer term storage", which it would be helpful for you to more narrowly define. ntop isn't designed for long-term storage, though it's very good at what it does. Kurt _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
