SUMMARY: Network traffic measuring program

From: Steven Lo (slo@ipac.caltech.edu)
Date: Mon Feb 18 1991 - 17:58:45 CST


Hi,

Sorry for the delay........

My original question:

>>
>> Can anyone tell me if there is a public domain software which allows me to
>> measure the network traffic, collect statistics and produce graphical
>> representation? I need a program which can tell me the network is
>> overloaded and there is a lot of collision. I have extracted the "NNStat"
>> program from USC/ISI but it can't quite do for what I wanted. Any suggestion
>> is welcome.
>>
>> I know the Sniffer can do the job but it is too expensive for us at this time.
>> Our network is quite small (about 30 workstations and 1 mainframe).
>>
>> Thank you in advance.......
>>

The suggestions I gots are the following programs:

        EtherView - cost about $2000
        traffic (SunView) - no statistic collection on the whole network
        SunNet Manager - cost about $3000 (We might look into this)

There is another Public Domain network spy program out there. If anybody is
interested, please contact JPMvOorschot@et.tudelft.nl for more information.

Thanks to those who responsed

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