Why don't you combine multiple devices instead of bringing them all in separately.
As I recall you can setup more than one netflow device on an ntop port... So your Ntop devices become aliases that report on multiple devices. David http://www.hyperformix.com David DuPre' Executive Performance Engineering Consultant Direct: 423-822-2016 > -----Original Message----- > From: ntop-boun...@unipi.it [mailto:ntop-boun...@unipi.it] On Behalf Of Nick > Verdegem > Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 9:03 AM > To: ntop@unipi.it > Subject: [Ntop] nTop Max Devices. > > Hello All, > > I've been following nTop for a while, and have recommended it to my > bosses, and we're now doing a trial to see how it works in our > environment. However, I seem to be hitting a snag with the number of > NetFlow devices. > > The current setup: > nTop 3.3.9 (built from source) running on Debian Lenny (DomU > 2.6.18-6-xen-amd64 if it makes a difference). > I've also tried the Etch 3.2 repository version, but with each, seem to > be hitting an upper limit on the number of Netflow devices I can add to > the system. > > 3.2 allows 48 interfaces before the menu system goes corrupt, 3.3.9 > seems to allow me 31 devices before throwing up errors > "Unable to locate the specified device. Please activate the plugin > first.". > > I'm also getting "**ERROR** An error occurred while forking ntop > [errno=12]" messages when running nTop from the console. > > We're potentially looking at capturing the netflows from 300+ devices on > our network but I'm not sure that this will be feasable with nTop, at > least with this limitation. > > Many Thanks in advance if you are able to assist? > > > "This email and any file attachments do not form a contract unless expressly > stated. > They may contain privileged, confidential and/or copyright information. If > you are > not the intended recipient or the service provider responsible for delivering > this > please delete the material from any computer and return to the sender at > once; do > not use, disclose or reproduce its contents. We do not accept liability for > any > error or omission in the message arising from corruption of, delay in or > interference with, its transmission. We reserve the right to monitor email > communications through normal internal and external networks. We believe but > do not > warrant that the email and the file attachments are virus free." > > Interserve Plc. Registered in England, Number : 88456. > Registered Office: Interserve House, Ruscombe Park, Twyford, Reading, > Berkshire, > RG10 9JU. > > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > Ntop@unipi.it > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list Ntop@unipi.it http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
