Hi! I'm mainly concerned of our internet bandwidth being eaten up. Thanks to Fooler for some ideas. I'm still looking for the right tool. I hope there is an akin to a VU meter to every port on every hub or maybe an automated mail sent to admin when set traffic speed is reached. #*@^<! any more ideas?
:) Jun Daniel O. Escasa wrote: > ** Sabi ni Jun noong Tue, 21 May 2002 13:20:48 +0800 > > >>How to pinpoint a certain workstation or IP that is hogging the >>bandwidth of a LAN? >>I suspect some workstations especially mobile ones, once infected by >>these new email viruses and tends to continuously send messages, will >>slow down the whole network. >>I am using samba. >>Is there a tool or solution for this? >>I have also HP manageable hubs wherein I can cut-off any user in the LAN. >>I just want to pinpoint on a user and have him/her shot! [:)] >> > > In one of my previous computer networks, the asst SysAdmin was so annoyed at a > certain department's ineptness -- e.g., they couldn't print, almost 100% of the > viruses that entered the network originated there -- that she suggested "dumb > terminals for dumb users." While it's the "dumb" users that the network needs to > be protected from, there's merit, regardless of an individual's computer > literacy, in stroring all enterprise-standard software applications in a central > location -- backed up regularly, of course. Neat thing about Linux and the BSDs > is that they lend itself much more easily to this centralization than Windows. > Another neat thing is that you don't even have to standardize on end-user OSes, > as long as there's a decent X server available. Having said that, I should > mention that I was underwhelmed by MiX (from http://www.microimages.com if I > recall rightly) for the Mac. OTOH, I believe that OS X (Roman ten, not letter > ex) comes bundled with an X server, and that might work better than OS 9.x + > MiX. Haven't had a chance to try out CygWin/XFree86 yet. Anyone? > > Mabuhay > _ > Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph > To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
