Mirroring network intefaces-Monitoring port

Hello,

My set up is: Leaf (kernel 2.4.33)running on Soekris net
4801 board with
5 network interfaces, and I would like to use network
monitoring tools
such as PRTG to  observe the network traffic My question is
there any
way I can mirror two network interfaces to create monitoring
port so I
can connect my network monitoring station to this port. My
goal is to be
able to monitor the network traffic coming in and out to
prevent
irrelevant user's activities 

Thanks in advance

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Hi

Niko Kacikanis wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> My set up is: Leaf (kernel 2.4.33)running on Soekris
net 4801 board with
> 5 network interfaces, and I would like to use network
monitoring tools
> such as PRTG to  observe the network traffic My
question is there any
> way I can mirror two network interfaces to create
monitoring port so I
> can connect my network monitoring station to this port.
My goal is to be
> able to monitor the network traffic coming in and out
to prevent
> irrelevant user's activities 

Why don't you use tcpdump to look at the interface?

cheers

Erich



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Sorry, bad karma to reply to myself :-(

To decipher single station traffic tcpdump would be the
right thing, 
else looking at prtg I guess mrtg and/or cacti are the tools
of choice.

You will need to set up snmpd accordingly.

cheers

Erich

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