Search Again: Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? From: Chris Jester Date: Tuesday, May 4, 1999 Time: 5:54:53 pm It can monitor any SNMP capable device OR individual IP addresses with the right configuration. You dont need to monitor a switch or router... Just configure it to work with the IP address you want to monitor on a specific machine. :-) >Chris- > >Is that something that's set up on the router level? We don't have our own >router, so I'm not sure we can do it that way. I agree, using log files >isn't perfect, but since we don't allow anon ftp (anyone who allows anon >FTP on an NT/IIS server is asking for it, in my opinion), that's not that >big an issue. > >Thanks, > >Jason > >At 01:52 AM 5/4/99 -0700, you wrote: >>You should use: MRTG, it is the defacto standard for the industry. >>You can configure it to monitor individual IP addresses. >> >>We do not suggest using log files as they fill up hard disk space >>so they must be removed periodically. >> >>ALSO, by using log files, you are ripping yourself off...... since >>the log files for a webserver do not track ALL data transfer you end >>up underbilling the customer for their usage if they decided to open >>their FTP up for downloads (if you provide anony ftp).... >> >>Etc... >> >> >> >> >> >> >>At 12:58 PM -0700 5/3/99, Shawn Hogan wrote: >>>Jason Ellis wrote: >>> >>>>Do you have any recommendations as to bandwidth monitoring software? This >>>>would be for monitoring bandwidth used by web site, not by dial-up user. >>>>All the information is in the logfiles, but we've not been able to find a >>>>program that can pull out that information and put it into a usable form >>>>for our needs. >>> >>>I don't know of any, but I've never looked into it. Anyone else know? >>> >>> - Shawn >>> >>>------------------------------- >>>Shawn D. Hogan >>>President, Digital Point Solutions >>>http://www.digitalpoint.com >>>(619) 452-3696 >>> >>> >>>------------------------------------------- >>>To subscribe, unsubscribe and list archive >>>please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists >>>------------------------------------------- >> >> >>****** PLEASE NOTE ******* >>OUR NEW ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: >> >>SplitInfinity >>13553 Poway Rd. #1504 >>Poway, CA 92064 >>U.S.A. >> >>OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER: 619-679-2814 >> >>All items should be mailed to this address from this moment forward. >> >>Thank you. >> >>Chris Jester >>SplitInfinity >> >> >> >> >> >> >>------------------------------------------- >>To subscribe, unsubscribe and list archive >>please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists >>------------------------------------------- >> >-------- >Jason Ellis, CEO >Hosting Solutions, Inc. - 33 Main Street, Ashburnham, MA 01430 >ceo@hostingsolutions.net - (978) 827-5449 - (888) 905-HOST >http://www.hostingsolutions.net/ > > >------------------------------------------- >To subscribe, unsubscribe and list archive >please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists >------------------------------------------- ****** PLEASE NOTE ******* OUR NEW ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER: SplitInfinity 13553 Poway Rd. #1504 Poway, CA 92064 U.S.A. OUR NEW PHONE NUMBER: 619-679-2814 All items should be mailed to this address from this moment forward. Thank you. Chris Jester SplitInfinity ------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe and list archive please visit http://www.optigold.com/lists -------------------------------------------

Messages In This Thread: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Jason Ellis on May 3, 1999 at 8:02:58 am Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Shawn Hogan on May 3, 1999 at 11:27:22 am Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Jason Ellis on May 3, 1999 at 12:20:50 pm Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Shawn Hogan on May 3, 1999 at 1:08:48 pm Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Timo on May 3, 1999 at 1:37:36 pm Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by hUnTeR on May 3, 1999 at 8:47:03 pm Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Chris Jester on May 4, 1999 at 1:57:47 am Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Jason Ellis on May 4, 1999 at 7:49:31 am Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Jason Ellis on May 4, 1999 at 9:00:03 am Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Frank on May 4, 1999 at 9:20:48 am Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Chris Jester on May 4, 1999 at 5:54:53 pm Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Chris Jester on May 4, 1999 at 5:54:57 pm Re: Bandwidth Monitoring? by Frank on May 5, 1999 at 9:30:03 am