Gather these stats with SNMP or a screen scrape. MRTG/Cacti/InsertNameHere already does this.
1. gather datapoint1 2. Wait X time. 3. gather datapoint2 4. perform basic math (datapoint1-datapoint2)/time. I use the graphs I produce to show me when a change I made screwed something up. It might take more than an hour to show me, but when I make a traffic graph "bucket" \_/ or an error graph plateau I know I did something right or wrong. Ie: www.tranzeofaq.com/images/whoops.png I also note all of my changes in a private blog (I used to use a notepad but I never have it when I am at my laptop in some coffee shop making a change). 2 weeks ago I made a change, I did not think it affected my network in a bad way until odd problems started creeping up. Sure enough, the graphs I had correlated to the 5 minute increment, the change I had noted in my private network blog. Butt saved. ryan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tom DeReggi Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 3:10 PM To: WISPA General List Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT tools The problem with stats is they often are displayed as total loss from the beginning of time. Not specific to an exact period, of controled usage. What difference does a particular setting on a radio have, and the ability to measure it after the change nad before the next one. This is why ON-Demand test tools are useful, that home in on a predfined time period, and isntantly viewable. Yes the data is out there, to enable writing the tool. The question is... Why hasn't it been written yet? Tom DeReggi RapidDSL & Wireless, Inc IntAirNet- Fixed Wireless Broadband ----- Original Message ----- From: "Victoria Proffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "WISPA General List" <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 2:53 PM Subject: Re: [WISPA] MT tools > Since Trango offers SNMP, could it be programmed to work with the MT? > We are using the Dude with our Trangos and that works very well. > > Victoria > > On 2/13/08, Butch Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> On Tue, 12 Feb 2008, Travis Johnson wrote: >> >> >With a product like Trango, they have a utility called "linktest" >> >that shows packet loss after sending ten sets of 100 packets and >> >measuring on both sides the loss: >> >> With Mikrotik, you have stats for the wireless link as well. You >> can double-click an entry under WIRELESS->Registration-Table and you >> have a stats tab that will show you tx and rx packets, bytes, >> frames, frame bytes, hardware frame bytes and frames. The >> difference between packets and frames is loss on the link. I agree >> that it would be nice to have a calculated value displayed, but the >> information is available. The packet data is available via snmp as >> well, though the hardware frame data is not. You can get (from >> snmp) the OID that includes errors (in and out) on the wireless link >> as well as other interfaces. The OID is found with: "/interface >> print oid". Is this what you are wanting? >> >> -- >> ******************************************************************** >> *Butch Evans *Professional Network Consultation * >> *Network Engineering *MikroTik RouterOS * >> *573-276-2879 *ImageStream * >> *http://www.butchevans.com/ *StarOS and MORE * >> *Mikrotik Certified Consultant *Wired or Wireless Networks * >> ******************************************************************** >> >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >> WISPA Wants You! Join today! >> http://signup.wispa.org/ >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- >> >> WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] >> >> Subscribe/Unsubscribe: >> http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless >> >> Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ >> > > > > -- > Visit us @ > www.StLBroadband.com > 314-974-5600 > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > WISPA Wants You! Join today! > http://signup.wispa.org/ > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > > WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] > > Subscribe/Unsubscribe: > http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless > > Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wants You! Join today! http://signup.wispa.org/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WISPA Wireless List: [email protected] Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://lists.wispa.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless Archives: http://lists.wispa.org/pipermail/wireless/
