Probably because we haven't created a configureextras file for 6. Copy the 5 file and try it. If it works as expected, let us know and we'll add your file into the cvs.
Also, don't use ntop.sh - it's a bad idea (read the comments in it) - do the install and run ntop for real. -----Burton -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gary Gatten Sent: Thursday, March 16, 2006 10:21 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [Ntop] --pcap_setnonblock on by default? Does cause problems. I have nTop 3.2 on FreeBSD 6.0. The --pcap_setnonblock option was enabled by default in the ntop.sh script. The man page says it will cause high cpu load, but "it does not actually interfere with other work". However, it was causing problems for the netflow plugin. The RECV queue for the netflow UDP port was always around 40K and I was dropping a LOT of netflow packets. After restarting without this option enabled, everything looks to be working much better. I guess the main question I have is, if "THIS OPTION IS OFFICIALLY UNSUPPORTED and used at your own risk", then why is it enabled by default? Thanks! Gary --pcap_setnonblock On some platforms, the ntop web server will hang or appear to hang (it actually just responds incredibly slowly to the first request from a browser session), while the rest of ntop runs just fine. This is known to be an issue under FreeBSD 4.x. This option sets the non-blocking option (assuming it's available in the version of libpcap that is installed). While this works around the problem (by turing an interupt driven process into a poll), it also MAY signifcantly increases the cpu usage of ntop. Although it does not actually interfere with other work, seeing ntop use 80-90% or more of the cpu is not uncommon - don't say we didn't warn you. THIS OPTION IS OFFICIALLY UNSUPPORTED and used at your own risk. Read the docs/FAQ write-up. _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop _______________________________________________ Ntop mailing list [email protected] http://listgateway.unipi.it/mailman/listinfo/ntop
