looking for some advice to monitor network usage in office

[Pavlo Chunyayev]

Hi, Rudi.
Try Bandwidthd: http://bandwidthd.sourceforge.net/

Also, if you want to do accounting based on the local ip addresses, you 
should place the Linux box before ISA and not between ISA ans ADSL modem.


On 25.03.2009 10:03, Rudi Ahlers wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I've been asked by a college to setup a monitor to monitor a Windows
> network, but on internet usage. They want to have detailed usage, i.e.
> on a per IP / PC basis, and if possible to get stats for every
> protocol, and see over a period of time what goes on.
>
> My first though wat ntop, which does all of this, but it doesn't save
> the data in a DB, so if the server reboots the stats are reset to 0. I
> also can't get Cacti to give me stats per IP&  per protocol (unless
> someone knows how todo this).
>
> I don't yet know the full network layout, but I have a feeling they're
> using ADSL, and have a Windows Small Business server with ISA, and
> possible Exchange as well. So, I'm either going to put a Linux box
> between the Windows box&  ADSL router, or maybe even setup a Linux
> Vmware Virtual PC, force all the network to route via the VPS.
>
> Does anyone have some suggestions / experience in setting up something
> like this?
>
> P.S. Please don't look at the fact that there's Windows on the
> network. I use Linux for business purposes, not as a hobby, and we
> also use Mac&  Windows where the situation calls for it.
>
>    

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Pavlo Chunyayev

Network administrator
IT department
Loksa Shipyard Ltd.

Tallinna 2, Loksa,
Harjumaa, 74806, Estonia
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