Hi Doug
> Subject: ntop installation / configuration issues
>
> Both were installed using the "ports" facility. There doesn't appear to be
> a command to check exactly what versions I have, but judging from
> the /usr/ports/net/ntop/README.html files, both machines appear to
> have ntop version 1.1
You're right.. The FreeBSD ports-version is 1.1 and is very outdated..
Please get a new via cvs or from http://snapshot.ntop.org
>Second machine is the POP site, 4.1 RELEASE running an ethernet link
> to an ISP .... it starts OK in the interactive mode but apparently
> only monitors the "x10" link to the ISP from whom we buy our internet
> connectivity ... no data for the 26 serial interfaces can be viewed.
>
> How do I fix this ??
First you should upgrade to the latest version from cvs or snapshot (for
thread support on FreeBSD).
Then start ntop with "ntop -i xl0,ppp0,ppp1,ppp2,ppp3,...,pppXXX"
You could also use the "-M" swith to disable merging of all interface data.
> When I try starting webmode I get "-w is disabled for security reasons"
It's the FreeBSD port that patches this in.
Version 1.3.2 is more secure and it will proberly not have this limitation
when a port is created, but until the you will have to recompile ntop
ourself.
> Only pecularity I can identify is a complaint during compiling
> about "lsof not found so some functions will be disabled".
> That message appeared with both systems but I figure its not
> critical since the 4.0 system appears to function perfectly.
> What functions exactly does it mean by "disabled" ??
In 1.3.2 it means *disabled* as in ntop could not find the executable for
lsof.
You can easily ignore this message. It's just per local daemon net
statistics.
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Nicolai Petri
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