OK, then how do I install Routers2 on a Mac ? Your scripts are not portable
On Dec 14, 2008, at 5:10 PM, Steve Shipway wrote: >> 'Scuse me, but is this a support mailing list for MRTG or for >> Routers2 ? > > This is of course a forum for MRTG; however as Routers2 is > currently the > most ubiquitous frontend for MRTG and provides many features > lacking in the > native interface it of course gets a lot of mention. With many of the > things people ask 'how do I..?' questions for, the answer is > currently 'use > RRDtool and Routers2, or code it all up yourself'. > > There may be some misunderstanding here in not realising that > Routers2 is an > add-on to MRTG/RRD, not a replacement or competitor? > >> My main objection to trying Routers2 is that it requires a web >> server. >> All I want is to be able to monitor my own bandwidth use. >> I do not want to have to set up a web server just to do that. > > Since MRTG outputs images and web pages, it is a natural assumption > that > you're viewing these via a web browser/server combination. > > Of course, setting up RRDtool, a web server and a frontend (such as > Routers2 > or 14all) requires more work and can seem overkill when all you're > doing is > monitoring a single metric. > >> Say Kyle: >>> Steve is trying to tell you that: >>> 1) It can not be done with plain MRTG or it's would be very >>> difficult to implement. >>> 2) It's easy to accomplish if you use the routers2 frontend instead. > > That's basically it. Native MRTG just does not have the built-in > support > for this sort of functionality. You'd have to code it yourself. > > There are a few other third-party scripts though that will > calculate these > total figures for you from the RRDtool database, if you don't mind > that they > are not being served up with the generated web pages. Of course > these will > require you to move to an RRDtool backend, and that in turn requires a > web-based frontend such as 14all or Routers2! See the 'contrib' > directory > as shipped with RRDtool for these. There may also be similar scripts > created for MRTG native-mode files (.log files) but I'm not aware > of them. > > Steve _______________________________________________ mrtg mailing list [email protected] https://lists.oetiker.ch/cgi-bin/listinfo/mrtg
