I have also tried to get NTOP to be able to store data between sessions (reboots etc). The FAQ on the ntop.org page says i should use the -S flag. But that doesn't seem to work, nor is it documented in the man or when I do ntop --help.
It is not always easy to find the information one want, even if it would be there. As Andrew Davis said, it may just be enough with a pointer on what to look for? I also believe you that it does get tedious to listen to the very same questions from new users all the time. perhaps the FAQ should be placed in the navigation menu on ntop.org and the docs and help would be merged into one page (perhaps with sub-pages). > You have to understand that this question gets asked at least twice a week > on this list, and it is covered - at least a starting point - in the FAQ. So > you haven't even read the documentation that's on your Ntop box. I'd suggest > that you at least try to explore all the different pages served by the Ntop > web server. You'll find all sorts of cool and helpful stuff. Click "about" > in the top menu. Click the "?" with a circle around it (right next to the > little icon that looks like a bug) in the secondary menu and then click the > link under the FAQ title. Or you could just look in the docs directory and > the FAQ is there. It is up-to-date as far as I know. > You must understand that none of us get paid to help you (well, you CAN pay > people like Burton to help you, but obviously you're not paying him now) so > it is more than a bit annoying when people don't even attempt to help > themselves before asking the list for help. And when people ask the same > question every other day, I'm sure you can see where people might get a > little short about it. > -----Original Message----- > Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2004 08:29:31 -0700 > From: Andrew Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Ntop] A couple a basic NTOP questions > To: "Burton M. Strauss III" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed > You know, I can't count the number of lists where people reply with > "read the docs". Funny, cause I always read them (if I can find them) > before I post to a list. It was only *after* searching all over ntop.org > and via google that I found some very dated (ver 2.x) info, but was able > to get ntop up and running. What I was wondering about was storing the > data... why it appeared to be lost after a reboot and if storing it in > mysql was the only option. Of course, typical to most lists, no one can > just "say, you can configure it to store the data, but you need mysql" > or "no, you can't... a mysql db is the only". Had I received an answer > like that, I could move on and know what direction to go. Instead, I'm > told to read the docs (which I already have... those I could find > anyway), that the docs are old and outdated (???), and to search the > archives (which I have, but if any of you notice, when you go the page > with the archives, there's no search option and heck if I want to > download all the files, unpack them all, and then search them all). I > wasn't asking for my hand to be held. I was asking a general question so > I know which path to go down as I move forward, but as with most lists I > got the typical RTFM, though in this case, with a follow-up that says, > "oh, and TFM is out-dated". > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
