Yes, it's a nice tool, but MRTG once setup and running gives you a nice trending easy to read graphic that I found I can show higher ups without them having to know anything about IT or bandwidth to justify spending money on T1's or servers.
Christopher Checca Packard Transport, Inc. IT Department 24021 South Municipal Dr PO Box 380 Channahon, IL. 60410 815 467 9260 815 467 6939 Fax [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.packardtransport.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Len Conrad Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 9:30 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [IMail Forum] Somewhat OT, Spam and Bandwidth >hours we run at about 50% cap on avg. I would setup MRTG to monitor your >router or firewall to get a better look at what's >happening. ><http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/>http://people.ee.ethz.ch/ ~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/ installing Windows PERL, PERL mods, and mrtg plus all the configging is an inefficient way to monitor bandwidth in real-time or to get a quick look. tiny "winmtr" takes 5 minutes max to DL and run, with no configging, will show exactly how the WAN link is performing in real-time, and with statistics over time. Len _____________________________________________________________________ http://IMGate.MEIway.com : free anti-spam gateway, runs on 1000's of sites To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/ To Unsubscribe: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html List Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/imail_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Knowledge Base/FAQ: http://www.ipswitch.com/support/IMail/
