Re: [tkined] Traffic monitor

Peter Polkinghorne (Peter.Polkinghorne@brunel.ac.uk)
Mon, 21 Dec 1998 14:26:56 +0100

> Hiya!
>
> I was wondering if there was a SNMP variable for a wellfleet router or a
> UNIX box which shows the current active socket connections. Even better
> would be something which takes a snapshot for a period of time and shows
> all the connections, data transfers, and transfer rate (though I expect
> this to be a program seperate from a SNMP variable). Any ideas? The
> target OS would be Solaris, if it makes a difference...
>
> -Scott
>
Well the active connections are recorded in tcpConnTable & udpTable parts of MIB2 (providing you examine the edn points).

However this does not record connections passing through a router. It also does not record traffic. For that you require RMON - and to monitor above layer 2, RMON-2 - which usually requires RMON probes - either software or hardware.

Hope this helps ...

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