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OT: Bandwidth Monitoring with Protocol breakdown

I am looking for a utility/tool that I can use to show bandwidth usage plus break it down by protocol, ftp, http, smtp etc. I hope I am not overlooking something in Solarwinds that can do this

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A few years ago I remember seeing something I liked but can't find it again. I believe it ran on some form of unix and it captured live data and allowed you to hit it via a browser to see graphs of the different types of traffic. I also think it was free. I was thinking snort, but in looking at it, it does not ring any bells unless it has just changed a lot.

Anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

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Network_Guru

What you are looking for is Cisco NetFlow stats.
This gives you everything you asked for plus the IP conversation matrix.

Check this doc:

luca.ntop.org/nProbe.pdf
www.ntop.org/nProbe.html

Here's another Linux based one.
www.caida.org/.../
Demo graph here - flowscan.frgp.net/frgp.html

There are a few others floating around. This one is Windows based version of MRTG.
PRTG V4.3 now has NetFlow support as well - http://www.paessler.com/prtg

This is not free but quite affordable:

manageengine.adventnet.com/.../
Demo here - demo.netflowanalyzer.com/.../index.jsp

Actually many of us have asked for NetFlow support from the Solarwinds folks as well!
Hope they are not too far behind, as the competition has caught up (NetQos), and they now have a full suite which includes SNMP monitoring, as well as NetFlow & Application response time modules.

-=Cheers=-
NG

asigiam60

Try IPAudit or ntop. We use both on campus and it gives very very detailed information.

Chris Welch

BryanBecker

If you have the money I recommend NetQoS RepoterAnalyzer product. Very cool tool.

BB

BakerD

NTOP, I think that is it. Man I have been busting my brain trying to remember that. I knew the name was something short and simple like nmap, snort etc.

Yes, we checked out NetQos and right now too steep for us. It will be sweet once and if SW gets there

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Thanks for the help.