Hello all,<br><br>I have joined this forum to grasp the exact requirements from network operators.<br>We are developing an easy to install and highly useful application "pmGraph" to assist in network administration.<br>
pmGraph is in the early stages of development, and work is in progress
to make it a more flexible and powerful tool, with advanced
user-friendly graphing capabilities.<br>The
purpose of pmGraph is to work with pmacct, a network monitoring and
auditing tool. pmacct runs on a firewall, router or bridge, collects
information from multiple routers, and stores the information in a
database. The database permits powerful analysis, but is difficult to
use. pmGraph helps by providing a simple graphical overview of the
network data recorded by pmacct.<br>
<br>How to Use It<br><br>The simplest way to monitor your network is to
take control of the point where network connects to another network,
such as your Internet Service Provider, at a single point (a router or
bridge). This allows you to monitor traffic entering or leaving your
domain of control (your own network).<br>
<br>To do this, what is needed is:<br><br> * A server running a Linux or Unix operating system,<br> * mysql database,<br> * pmacct network traffic logger,<br> * tomcat web server,<br> * Optionally, a Cisco or Juniper router that supports Netflow or sFlow.<br>
<br>Understanding these components is useful, but not necessary, to install and use pmGraph.<br>We have created debian package to make installation easier.<br><br>Here is the link for details:<br><a href="http://www.aptivate.org/Projects.BMOTools.pmGraph.html#section-Projects.BMOTools.pmGraph-Documentation" target="_blank">http://www.aptivate.org/Projects.BMOTools.pmGraph.html#section-Projects.BMOTools.pmGraph-Documentation</a><br>
<br>Please do try it out and provide us with feedback. That will be really helpful.<br><br>Looking forward to hearing from you all.<br clear="all"><br><br>Regards,<br><font color="#888888">Ruchi Rajpal<br></font>