Re: [Sheflug] Network load

[Alex Hudson <nospam [at] alexhudson.com>]

On 25 Jan 2001 13:50:32 +0000, Steve Tickle wrote:
> This might be a mind-numbingly obvious question with a correspondingly 
> mind-numbingly obvious answer, but is there a utility which allows me to 
> monitor network load overall and not just traffic to/from the box the app 
> is running on?


Might be worth pointing out that, unless you pop an app on every machine
you want to monitor, your ability to do this is potentially hindered by
the network equipment - especially in these days of v-lans. However, I
have heard good things about ethereal.

The other way is to install an managed router and use snmp / mrtg, or
something similar, to generate port stats. You don't (necessarily) get
all the information you're after, but you get bandwidth stats which is
the main thing?

Cheers,

Alex.
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