erm.....where to start! first, read this:
http://www.flowcalcs.com/computer101/Packet_Sniffers.htm Then go to Cisco and look up "SPAN". Chris -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lorenzo Fife Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2005 12:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ntop] NTOP misc. questions Hi, i just installed NTOP on a debian machine (i'm learning Debian) and it seems GREAT. seems amazingly powerful, and i love it so far. however i'm curious about a few things. first, i've got the linux box running NTOP plugged into a catalyst 4507r switch, and the other hundreds of ports the switch has are all going to other hosts on the network. how is NTOP able to acquire information such as traffic and bandwidth of other hosts, if it's just a host itself? i mean, only the switch has that information, doesn't it? since only the switch has all traffic going through it to the outside world. so does my NTOP linux machine analyze EVERY packet moving on the network? how do i know if it's accurate, you know? Thanks _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop ********************************************************************** Confidential/Proprietary Note The information in this email is confidential and may be legally privileged. Access to this email by anyone other than the intended addressee is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, any review, disclosure, copying, distribution, retention, or any action taken or omitted to be taken in reliance on it is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you are not the intended recipient, please reply to or forward a copy of this message to the sender and delete the message, any attachments, and any copies thereof from your system. Thank you. Guardian Mortgage Documents, Inc. 225 Union Boulevard, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80228. ********************************************************************** _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
