Dear Sir,

On Tue, Apr 06, 2004 at 10:25:31AM +1000, Nicholas Orr wrote:
> Hi,
>  
> Is there a step-by-step guide for setting up ntop for use with a SQL db
> backend?
>

No. Ntop makes use of RRD to store the time series data it collects,
  
see docs/FAQ

'Q. But what about SQL and mySQL
A. Removed in 2.1.50+ versions - use rrd


Q. But I really, really, need the data in an sql database.

A. If you are only interested in saving your netflow data in MySQL, use
the script ntop/NetFlow/netFlowClient.pl (netflow v5).  With few
additional lines you could save your data in flat files, forward the
netflow data or whatever.

What this script does it set itself up as a netflow collector and sql
inserter. The main loop just accepts a netflow packet and inserts the
flow(s) into sql.

To use this with a single instance of ntop, just set ntop up as a
netflow sender, directed at the script (e.g. 127.0.0.1 on any port you 
like). Configure the script with the port # and run it.

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> thanks
>  
> Nick

You should be using ntop-3.0.

Yours sincerely.

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Stanley Hopcroft
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continent, a part of the main. If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less, as well as if a promontory were, as well as if a
manor of thy friend's or of thine own were. Any man's death diminishes
me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know
for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee...'

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