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Hi again,
Hmm, I'm getting a little confused now :).
I have given:
- Linux distribution + kernel version
- ntop version
- how I installed ntop
- the command line used to launch ntop (and that I have
tried different versions of it)
- that I set the admin password
- the interfaces that I am interested in, their speeds
and types, and what roles the machines on my local network play, and which
interface connects which networks
- that I have ensured that traffic is actually moving across
these interfaces, by typing ipconfig and checking the RX/TX numbers
- what other relevant software I am running on the
machine
- that ntop runs without any errors
- that I can log into the web interface of ntop, and it
reports to be monitoring the specified interface in the Configuration
section
- that ntop reports no traffic at all, even though there is
definitely traffic moving
Now, naturally, I appreciate you trying to help me, and, like
I said before, if there is some other piece of information that might aid
you in determining if I'm running the software correctly (or determine
that this is indeed a bug), then please let me know, and I'll be sure to
try and get it to you!
Regards,
Oz
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 12:13
AM
Subject: RE: [Ntop] no traffic
reported
Don't know since you're hiding all the information by not posting
it.
-----Burton
Oh sorry, I see. Am I definitely running it correctly
then? I thought I'd check that I wasn't doing something obviously silly
before I filed a bug report.
Regards,
Oz
You can, and should, post a bug report since you thing this is a
bug. The report contains a lot of the internal counters, etc.
showing what's being seen on the interface(s) and what ntop is
processing.
-----Burton
Sorry, I should have mentioned that I found gmane
after I posted, but still couldn't find any solutions to the problem. I
have also checked the docs/faq and snapshot.
Unfortunately, since there is no crash/apparent fault,
I can't post a bug report. It just doesn't report any
traffic.
The command line I'm using is:
ntop -d --http-server 192.168.0.1:3000 --https-server
0 --interface eth0
I have also tried without -d and without the IP of the
machine.
I suppose I should also have mentioned that the
machine that I'm trying to run it on is my gateway, i.e. does IP
masquerading for a few other machines on my local network, onto the
Internet. The internet is accessed via an ADSL modem (ppp0, external USB
modem), and the local network is connected to the machine via eth0
(100Mbps).
I also tried adding ppp0 to the interfaces, but still
the same problem - no traffic.
I have virtually nothing else running, bar the normal
stuff such as Samba. Have tried shutting down any firewalls (Shorewall),
with no effect.
Can't think of any other information that may be of
assistance - please let me know if anyone wants to know anything
else!
Regards,
Oz
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003
3:35 PM
Subject: RE: [Ntop] no traffic
reported
Your message to ntop or ntop-dev has been
seen.
However, you have:
* neglected to provide
important information
- using the built-in
problem report form is STRONGLY suggested.
* appear not to
have taken advantage of existing information
or
*
haven't taken other steps we ask you to do when posting to
the
mailing list
Hence this
semi-automated response.
Posting guidelines are in the docs/FAQ
file in the source tree, and
(although perhaps not the latest copy)
in the "HOWTO ask for help"
item at http://snapshot.ntop.org and at
http://www.ntopsupport.com
in the
documentation section.
1. ONE and only ONE problem / issue /
question per message.
With a meaningful
subject.
The goal is that if you're
asking a common question, the
subject
would have allowed you to find it in the
back
traffic for the mailing
list.
2. Search the back traffic on these lists. There is
a searchable archive
at http://search.gmane.org
3. Read
the docs/FAQ file in the source. You should get a recent
version, not one
from some old source .tgz. As a
last resort, a HTMLed version is posted in the
documentation section of http://www.ntopsupport.com.
4. Check snapshot, http://snapshot.ntop.org - this is a
community FAQ collection.
Entries from snapshot are
migrated into docs/FAQ fairly routinely, but the
newest stuff (and some oldies but goodies) are at
snapshot.
DO NOT USE THE .gz
FILES AT SNAPSHOT, they are broken.
5. We support only
the current versions of ntop. This is
either:
* the last release, v2.2c.
* the
cvs (and tell us the last time you did a checkout)
or
* the latest development version posted
at SourceForge
(if there is
one posted)
If you use a port/package and
the latest version available for your
OS is some
release candidate from a year ago, sorry. Contact
the
packager and ask them to get
current.
6. Post the information about your environment we ask
for.
We STRONGLY suggest you use the
automatically generated "Problem Report"
form
that since it contains much of the necessary information.
7.
Make sure you're in a supported environment (./configure
--showoses).
If it's an unsupported
environment, we're interested in your efforts to
make ntop work, but we don't have the time, resources, knowledge
and/or
insterest to do it ourselves.
8.
For software 'crashes', please run ntop under the gdb debugger and
capture
the full failure information. Brief
instructions on using gdb are in the
docs/FAQ
file.
-----Burton
US-based commercial support for
ntop:
http://www.ntopsupport.com
mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Search
the ntop mailing lists at gmane:
http://search.gmane.org
HowTo Ask for Help
at
http://snapshot.ntop.org/faq.php#83
Hi all,
I'm sorry if this question has been answered
thousands of times already - I couldn't find anywhere to search the
mailing list, and I can't find any information that helps in
the docs.
I just installed ntop 2.2 on my gateway, which is
running Gentoo linux (2.4.20 kernel), by using the Gentoo
'emerge ntop' command. It compiled and installed fine, I
set the admin password, I ran it as a daemon with a web interface on
port 3000, and I've set it to monitor eth0 (--interface eth0). I
made sure there is traffic on eth0 (typing ifconfig shows that the
TX/RX numbers for eth0 are changing). However, for some reason, ntop
isn't recording any network traffic at all. I can log into the web
interface, and the Configuration section shows that it is indeed
using interface eth0. Anyone have any ideas as to why it's not
reporting any traffic?
Regards,
Oz
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