Several ways. You can graph it using the SNMP graphing tools, and create a custom SNMP service with a threshold of (say) 80% bandwidth which will alert you when it exceeds it or drops below.
Alternatively, get a product like Denika or WebNM (WWW.SOMIX.COM) or MRTG (WWW.MRTG.ORG) that does all the hard work for you, produces performance graphs, and triggers alerts on thresholds you set. Hope this helps Gareth -----Original Message----- From: John Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 30 January 2002 17:17 To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] basic bandwidth utilization Hello, How do I monitor the inbound and outbound utilization of a T-1 Internet connection and be alerted when it exceeds a certain percent? Yes, it seemed like a simple goal at first, but despite the manual, archives, and much trial/error; I've not found a clear solution. I'm using WUG 7 on Win2K Pro. Routers being monitored are Cisco 2500 series (2501 I think). In anticipation of your answers, please consider: I've been working with ifInNUcastPkts, ifInOctets, ifInUcastPkts, etc. Which of those OID's are meaningful? Is there an OID for percent utilization of a link? I've seen mention of MRTG, but I'd like to stick with one tool (WUG) if possible. If MRTG is my best option, how can it be integrated with WUG 7? I don't mind setting up MRTG to supply info to WUG for WUG to act on, but I don't want to toggle between multiple tools (or worse, manage multiple paging/notification features of separate programs!) It seems this should be easy to accomplish with WUG. What am I missing? Thanks in advance for any suggestions! John Christian mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/ Member of the General Insurance Standards Council Please visit http://www.ipswitch.com/support/mailing-lists.html to be removed from this list. An Archive of this list is available at: http://www.mail-archive.com/whatsup_forum%40list.ipswitch.com/
