getting new hardware is a isue ,i know what it costs. but for a snmp agent, it is something to think for. thnxs.
Tony. On 19-6-2012 23:53, Steve Shipway wrote: >> wel, most of my machines are windows briks, and as far i know, windows does >> not have SNMP installed. >> and my switch is a dumbass model with no inteligence for SNMP my OS is >> openBSD >> ,and it does not have iptables, it uses pfctlon it. >> Previous router project was freesco, and with ipfwadm i could collect all >> data >> i needed. >> it even got worse now, i got a new modem from my ISP, and the stupid brik has >> NO SNMP at al, so i have collect trafic data with statgrab catching data on >> external eth card. > > Looks like you just don’t have the hardware for it at the moment. > > You could install SNMP onto your windows boxes -- they can support it, and it > is in the standard Windows distro but not installed by default. That might > be your best bet as it costs nothing and will allow SNMP queries of traffic > using normal MRTG. > > Alternatively, upgrade your switch to an intelligent one that supports SNMP. > That would be the easiest solution, as you can then graph each port as each > port corresponds to one device. Of course this will cost. > > Since you don’t have control over your router, you have nothing you can do > there. In any case, you wouldn’t be able to split the traffic count by > source unless it had RMAN or you had linux command-line access. > > Also, since you have an unmanaged switch, you cannot configure a spanning > port, so a network sniffer is likely pointless as it will not show you all > the packets. > > You could place a linux box in series with your router on the switch port, > and sniff the traffic as it passes through, but that would require a lot of > awkward work. > > I'd go with installing SNMP on the windows boxes (if not many of them) or > upgrading your switch to a proper managed one (if you have the $) > > Steve > > > Steve Shipway > ITS Unix Services Design Lead > University of Auckland, New Zealand > Floor 1, 58 Symonds Street, Auckland > Phone: +64 (0)9 3737599 ext 86487 > DDI: +64 (0)9 924 6487 > Mobile: +64 (0)21 753 189 > Email: [email protected] > � Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail > >
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