Packeteer does have an appliance that does this, and you purchase the license for shaping. Nice reporting, customization, etc. Have not used the shaping component of it though.
Greg -----Original Message----- From: Adam Greene [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 26, 2008 10:14 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: Looking for packet shaping/viewer appliance/sotware Exinda is also an option ... www.exinda.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kurt Buff" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 9:36 PM Subject: Re: Looking for packet shaping/viewer appliance/sotware >I run my ntop box with two NICs - one with an IP address that I use to > talk with the machine, the other is unnumbered and connected to the > mirror port. The firewall is connected to a switch dedicated to a > subnet between the firewall and my backbone switch. That subnet > contains, among other things, my squid proxy and my Maia Mailguard > box, which is the gateway to my Exchange box, and filters spam and > viruses coming in from the world. > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 6:05 PM, Chyka, Robert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> What if your router is your firewall too ? Do you span the port that the >> router plugs into the core switch and run ntop on that spanned port? >> >> Do I give the ntop machine a ip address on the same subnet as the router >> ethernet port? >> >> Thanks... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: "Eldridge, Dave" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> >> Sent: 11/25/08 9:02 PM >> Subject: RE: Looking for packet shaping/viewer appliance/sotware >> >> Jesse I agree with Kurt completely if that is all you are looking at. >> I have ntop running on a vm/XP machine. I catch high usage people all >> the time. >> This very simple and free program will show you immediately who's >> talking. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Buff [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2008 6:55 PM >> To: NT System Admin Issues >> Subject: Re: Looking for packet shaping/viewer appliance/sotware >> >> If all you're looking to do is see bandwidth usage by protocol, and >> other monitoring tasks, such as who your top 3 talkers are, etc., I >> can heartily recommend putting up a *nix box on a mirror/span port on >> the switch to which your firewall is connected, and running ntop. >> >> ntop is really dang cool - http://www.ntop.org/overfview.html >> >> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 12:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> At one of my clients we have the need to try and determine how the >> internet >>> is being utilized. The 10mb is constantly swamped and I have a hard >> time >>> believing it's for work-related reasons. >>> >>> I'm looking at putting in some kind of software/device that analyzes >> the >>> internet traffic and can tell me how much is being used for basic web >>> surfing, streaming video, webcam usage, p2p programs, internet radio, >> or >>> whatever else might be happening. >>> >>> I know packeteer has a product that does this, but we are NOT looking >> to >>> "shape" the bandwidth at this time, merely view it so we can make a >>> determination of what to do from there. They used to have a "viewer" >>> product in the past long ago called PacketPup but I'm not sure if they >> do >>> anymore... >>> >>> Any recommendations on how I can determine what the internet is being >> used >>> for as it relates to Applications? >>> >>> Thanks >>> JR >>> >>> >>> -------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> myhosting.com - Premium Microsoft(R) Windows(R) and Linux web and >> application >>> hosting - http://link.myhosting.com/myhosting >>> >>> >>> >>> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >>> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >>> >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> >> This message contains confidential information and is intended only for >> the intended recipient(s). If you are not the named recipient you should >> not read, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender >> immediately via e-mail if you have received this e-mail by mistake; then, >> delete this e-mail from your system. >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ >> ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ >> > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
