mrtg is an option, but if you have other traffic on the wire, such as broadcast packets, etc., then it will artificially inflate the packet count.
The bpf filters in ntop can be very specific, counting exactly what you want, including the correct port(s). It's the better tool for this pupose. Kurt On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 6:16 AM, Thomas Mullins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As others have said, ntop does a good job. Another option I have used is > mrtg. You could have mrtg monitor the bandwidth to the port where the > server plugs into the switch, or monitor the server nic itself. > > > > Shane > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Benjamin Zachary - Lists [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 11:37 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: How much network traffic per app? > > > > I have been asked to determine what the network traffic is for a particular > client/server app. Other than running some bandwidth tests, and then running > them while running the application is about the best thing I came up with. > Is there any particular software that could do something like that? A > sniffer and such wouldn't tell me bandwidth used. We are deciding whether a > terminal server (75k/user) is better than vpn for the particular app. > > > > Personally I like TS for the other advantages but I need to have something > close to accurate. > > > > Thx > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
