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Bandwidth Monitoring Tool
Our network setup consists of Cisco: Switch(sg300 28p), Wireless Access Controller(2500), Access Points(2700). Mac/Linux/Windows as clients.
I'm looking for some Open source tool to monitor the bandwidth consumption and expecting to have the following features:
- A Web UI tool
- Keep track of WAN Uploads and Downloads of each node
- Current or live internet usage of each node by which application/service/port
I'm looking for some Open source tool to monitor the bandwidth consumption and expecting to have the following features:
- A Web UI tool
- Keep track of WAN Uploads and Downloads of each node
- Current or live internet usage of each node by which application/service/port
Network AnalysisNetwork ManagementWireless NetworkingSwitches / HubsCisco
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Admin Senior
Check out MRTG - it's not LIVE usage, but it sames every 5 minutes so it's close (uses SNMP). https://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg/doc/mrtg.en.html
PRTG can be used.
ASKER
I tried PRTG but it's limited to some 100 nodes. Also I'm not getting it how to find each individual bandwidth usage.
You didn't say you want INDIVIDUAL bandwidth usage. Something like that you may have to go to a commercial product - though you can try SpiceWorks network monitor, which is free. Otherwise, you could load many instances of MRTG, one per device, and even write scripts that consolidate into one multi-page collection of graphs.
ASKER
It seems there is no best tool meant for bandwidth monitoring so far. MRTG just shows the graphs and it doesn't look good to be shared with the managers. I tried Spiceworks which also shows only graphs and also it supports only windows/linux but I have 90% of Mac Machines. Bandwidthd is not working out for me as it could not find wireless client.
Any tool which shows Current, Daily, Monthly bandwidth usage of each individual node and what application/services are consuming the bandwidth would be best fit for me. A tool with some agents running on the client would also be ok if it does the job.
Any tool which shows Current, Daily, Monthly bandwidth usage of each individual node and what application/services are consuming the bandwidth would be best fit for me. A tool with some agents running on the client would also be ok if it does the job.
And to be clear - you want it for nothing - open source.
Be ready to accept that such a product may not currently exist.
Be ready to accept that such a product may not currently exist.
Google is your friend. Googled: open source network bandwidth analyzer
and this was one of my first hits: http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-top-20-free-network-monitoring-and-analysis-tools-for-sys-admins/
and this was one of my first hits: http://www.gfi.com/blog/the-top-20-free-network-monitoring-and-analysis-tools-for-sys-admins/
ASKER
I tried them, non looks close to my requirement.
You know of any commercial tool which does what I'm looking for?. Please suggest.....
You know of any commercial tool which does what I'm looking for?. Please suggest.....
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