Aren't manager lovely to deal with .... it could be worse. Michael.
On Mon, 15 Mar 2004 17:01:23 -0600 "Michael Handiboe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > NTOPsters, > > I joined today .... under pressure. > > I have been working with NTOP for a while, trying to get it to see > "all" network traffic on our network. My boss has concluded that > all NTOP can see is broadcast traffic and therefore he has a low > opinion of what I believe to be a fine product (I'm not so quick to > accuse PhD's of lousy software, Luca) and I have discovered that, > by-golly, NTOP does report what it sees and it only sees what > traverses the computer system it's actually running on. (hang on > ....) > > My boss is also convinced that all switches (yeah ...) have > the feature where all traffic occuring via that switch will be visible > to all ports on the switch, and, since NTOP is plugged into a switch > (a 3Com 3300TM), all traffic on that switch should be reported > by NTOP. He uses the word "backplane" a lot. > > The NTOP machine is Fedora Core 1 with the "pre1" rpm from > SourceForge. I have it listening for all the data I am interested in > and I know that it can see whatever traverses the NTOP machine. > I also presently have the NIC forced to promiscous mode. > > I also have a separate machine running > NetProbe, it's on Slackware 9.1 and the NIC is not in > promiscous mode. > > Both machines are plugged into the same 3Com switch. > > NetProbe sees much more traffic/activity. > > Question 1: Is it true that NTOP must be plugged into a hub to see > "all" network traffic? > > Question 2: Does anyone else think of switches like my boss does? > > Question 3: Anyone willing to comment as to why NetProbe sees much > more than NTOP on our 3Com switch? > > Thanks to anyone willing to take this one. Feel free to call names > and be mean, if necessary. > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop -- Hand over the Slackware CD's and back AWAY from the computer, your geek rights have been revoked !!! Michael Gale Slackware user :) Bluesuperman.com _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
