John, By default MRTG shows the rate per second. So if your number increments slowly this will result in somthing smaller than 1, wich is rounded down to 0. To graph numbers that increment slowly you can add the 'PerMinute' or even the 'PerHour' option at the options line.
Hth, Jan. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of John Barbieri Sent: Monday, December 13, 2004 4:57 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [mrtg] trying to use external script for graphing hello list. im trying to use an external script to do graphing. when i run the script manually, i get output from the script, but nothing appears on the graphing. the output looks something like this: box-prompt: /bin/sh /home/jbarbieri/scripts/netscreen3.sh 2 27433 box-prompt: the numbers do not reset to 0 when they are read, and the DO increment, so using gauge wont help for that. the number it increments is small, but im not to sure that has anything to do with it, eg, over a 5 minute period, the top number wont move, but the bottom might move by 5. Am i missing something here??? config: #### Number of Tear Drop and UDP Flood Attacks Target[attack]: `/bin/sh /home/jbarbieri/scripts/netscreen3.sh` MaxBytes[attack]: 1000 Title[attack]: Belmont NetScreen PageTop[attack]: <H1>Number of Tear Drop and UDP Flood Attacks</H1> Options[attack]: growright, nopercent, noinfo YLegend[attack]: # of Attacks ShortLegend[attack]: Attacks Legend1[attack]: # of attacks Legend2[attack]: # of attacks LegendI[attack]: # of Tear Drop attacks: LegendO[attack]: # of UDP Flood attacks: WithPeak[attack]: ymw thanks in advanced J#### Number of Tear Drop and UDP Flood Attacks #Target[attack]: 1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.3.2.1.4.1&1.3.6.1.4.1.3224.3.2.1.10.1:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Target[attack]: `/bin/sh /home/jbarbieri/scripts/netscreen3.sh` MaxBytes[attack]: 1000 Title[attack]: Belmont NetScreen PageTop[attack]: <H1>Number of Tear Drop and UDP Flood Attacks</H1> Options[attack]: growright, nopercent, noinfo YLegend[attack]: # of Attacks ShortLegend[attack]: Attacks Legend1[attack]: # of attacks Legend2[attack]: # of attacks LegendI[attack]: # of Tear Drop attacks: LegendO[attack]: # of UDP Flood attacks: WithPeak[attack]: ymw John Barbieri -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi _________________________________________________________ Het ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid sluit elke aansprakelijkheid uit in verband met het niet juist, onvolledig of niet tijdig overkomen van de informatie in deze e-mail. Aan dit bericht kunnen geen rechten worden ontleend. Dit bericht is alleen bestemd voor de geadresseerde. Indien dit bericht niet voor u bestemd is, verzoeken wij u dit onmiddellijk aan ons te melden en de inhoud van dit bericht te vernietigen. _________________________________________________________ The ministry of Social Affairs and Employment is not liable for any incorrect or incomplete transmission of the information in this e-mail or for any delay in its receipt. This message shall not constitute any obligations. This message is intended solely for the addressee. If you have received this message in error, please inform us immediately and delete its content. _________________________________________________________ -- Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archive http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/mrtg FAQ http://faq.mrtg.org Homepage http://www.mrtg.org WebAdmin http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~slist/lsg2.cgi
