----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Hally" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 7:17 AM
Subject: [Ntop] Best way to implement Ntop


>
> Hello,
>
> I'm trying to get a feel for inbound/outbound traffic on our network, and
> need some advice.  To gather this info, would it be better to:
>
Depends on whats most important to you....

> mirror the internal interface of the firewall?

If your Firewall has only 1 internal interface then this is best. Often
people have many (Inside, DMZ, Security, etc./..), so probe placement on the
inside of the Firewall becomes tricky.

>
> mirror the entire exit vlan?

Do able. Sometimes you end up having to use the -o option outside of the
firewall (I'm thinking about PIX and the arp proxy.) Also you might not see
all Local -> Local Traffic.

>
> or just plug the ntop box into the exit vlan?

Same as above really depend on how you can "plug in" if it's a hub the
everything is fine, if it is a switch then you need to mirror.


I'm sure others could add better information..

Mike Tremaine
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