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From: Ryan Sims <rwsims@×××××.com>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Traffic Visualizer
Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:19:49
Message-Id: 64e8d2f20612121111we1d7797t3180b57e70ce20da@mail.gmail.com
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] Traffic Visualizer by "Timothy A. Holmes"
1 On 12/12/06, Timothy A. Holmes <tholmes@×××××××××.net> wrote:
2 > Several years ago I saw a (unfortunatly windows) program that when
3 > pluggined into a network, would allow the user to visualize traffic
4 > across the network. In that particular program, the network (or
5 > segment) was represented as a circle with hosts around the perimeter and
6 > lines representing traffic, the thicker the line, the more traffic.
7 >
8 > Im not hooked on that particular layout, but im looking for something
9 > similar that will allow me to get a grasp of which hosts are generating
10 > traffic and how much (we are seeing some slowdown problems that I need
11 > to try to locate)
12 >
13 > Programs in portage are preferable, but if it will run on gentoo without
14 > too much gymnastics, im interested.
15 >
16 > Thanks
17 >
18 > TIM
19
20 I've seen references to Etherape, which does pretty much what you
21 describe. I can't speak for its usefulness in a production
22 environment, being the merest dilletante ;)
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24 Ryan W Sims
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