> <sigh> People really should learn to use google. </sigh> Yes perhaps. Most do, however, look on the softwares website and manuals before trying to locate third party documentation.
http://www.ntop.org/needHelp.html links to the FAQ at ntop.org and to this mailinglist. In fact, the only reference to ntopsupport.com was under the link "Commercial". In any case, the FAQ at ntopsupport.com is indeed more thorough. Perhaps a easier to find link on the "need help" the docs page would be good? Regarding storing data between sessions it wasn't that easy as you made it look like, especially as I didn't intuitively associate logging of stats with SQL. > A search for 'ntop faq' finds my HMTLized copy as the first hit. > Can't search the archives? I usually recommend gmane (www.gmane.org), but > that site may having index problems - however an email to Lars (which I've > just sent) has always fixed things quickly in the past. > Google: > mySQL site:listgateway.unipi.it > (You can further use the advanced search page to restrict it to the last 6 > months) > Let's see ... other than five or six answers to your question, there's this: > http://listgateway.unipi.it/pipermail/ntop/2004-June/008373.html "[Ntop] > collecting traffic info on an sql server", a set of scripts to collect the > ntop data into a sql database that a user was kind enough to post. > -----Burton >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Andrew Davis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 10:30 AM >> To: Burton M. Strauss III >> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Re: [Ntop] A couple a basic NTOP questions >> >> >> 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 anyway), that the docs are old and outdated (???), and to search the 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". >> >> AD >> >> Burton M. Strauss III wrote: >> >> > Read the discussion in docs/FAQ on this topic and look over the >> back traffic >> > on this list. Heck, the same question was asked within the >> last 48 hours. >> > >> > Oh, and be sure to read the CURRENT docs, not some old crud you found on >> > www.ntop.org. >> > >> > -----Burton >> > >> > >> >>-----Original Message----- >> >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of >> >>Andrew Davis >> >>Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 6:47 PM >> >>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>Subject: [Ntop] A couple a basic NTOP questions >> >> >> >> >> >>I have NTOP installed and seemingly working just fine. I found a generic >> >>"how-to" a bit difficult to find... at least for any current Linux >> >>distro's, but nonetheless, I think I have it working. >> >> >> >>My main question is regarding keeping data after a reboot. It *appears* >> >>that once I reboot the server running NTOP and restart NTOP, the >> >>previously collected data is lost. Is there a simple way of storing it? >> >>I noticed in a doc somewhere that its *possible* to store it in a mysql >> >>DB. Is this the only choice? Are there any instructions on setting this >> >>up? I'm very interested in trending over time, but the server NTOP runs >> >>on will need to be rebooted on occasion. >> >> >> >>Thanks in advance, >> >>-- >> >> Andrew Davis >> >> North County Computers >> >> http://www.nccomp.com >> >> >> >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> Local: 760-525-4689 >> >> Toll Free: 877-735-4689 >> >> >> >> <a href="http://www.nccomp.com";>North County Computers</a> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >> >>Ntop mailing list >> >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >>http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop >> > >> > >> > >> >> -- >> Andrew Davis >> North County Computers >> http://www.nccomp.com >> >> Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Local: 760-525-4689 >> Toll Free: 877-735-4689 >> >> <a href="http://www.nccomp.com";>North County Computers</a> > _______________________________________________ > Ntop mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
