I do use ntop, it works pretty well for the price :) Flows from Vyatta are not an absolute requirement for me, but I would like to have a seamless transition from some of our Cisco gear to Vyatta (feature wise, vrrp across multi vifs, some type of glbp, flows, etc) You guys have been doing fantastic so far, I can wait to see how things develop :)
On Jan 17, 2008 2:41 PM, Robert Bays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > There are methods for doing this in kernel using ip_conntrack_netlink > and ulogd2, but last time I looked they weren't incredibly mature. I > should probably browse the code again and see what the current state of > the state is. > > Until then, you can add userspace applications that use libpcap to > generate flow information. Check out ntop or netramet. Both of these > applications will require more processor and memory than your average > Vyatta router. Ntop should include nProbe which allows you to export > the flow data. Ntop is available as a debian package. Just add the > debian lenny repo to your config, apt-get update, apt-get install ntop > to check it out. As a bonus, it generates pretty graphs... > > > Max wrote: > > I am looking for Vyatta to be an exporter. Right now I just have a > > span/mirror port configured on a switch that gives me pretty good > > visibility, but I rather work in flows right off the router. > > All of our routers send flow data out to one of our collectors at the > > moment. > > > > On Jan 17, 2008 1:41 PM, Robert Bays <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Max, > >> > >> Are you looking for an x-flow collector or are you looking for the > >> Vyatta to be a flow exporter? > >> > >> Cheers, > >> Robert. > >> > >> > >> > >> Peter Wohlers wrote: > >>> netflow == nice > >>> sflow == better (imho, at least) > >>> > >>> sflow is open, and gives L2 info as well as full bgp path stats rather > >>> than just srcAS and peerAS info. Or you could totally blow our socks off > >>> and do both ;) > >>> > >>> But then again, you don't *really* wanna be writing royalty checks to > >>> crisco now, do you? > >>> > >>> --Peter > >>> > >>> Max wrote: > >>>> Wooo! Very nice! Man Vyatta sure is going to be one power house of a > >>>> router here soon :D > >>>> > >>>> On Jan 17, 2008 1:23 PM, Dave Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>>>> Are there any plans to build NetFlow support into Vyatta? > >>>>> Yup. It's something we're looking at over the next three releases or so. > >>>>> Don't hold me to this, but hopefully sometime in the summer timeframe. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- Dave > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Vyatta-users mailing list > >>>> Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com > >>>> http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Vyatta-users mailing list > >>> Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com > >>> http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users > _______________________________________________ Vyatta-users mailing list Vyatta-users@mailman.vyatta.com http://mailman.vyatta.com/mailman/listinfo/vyatta-users
