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Re: Hope this isnt a redundant question : Cisco IOS Netflow analysis mechanisms?

  • From: Will Yardley
  • Date: Mon Sep 26 14:44:03 2005 
On Mon, Sep 26, 2005 at 02:37:00PM -0400, Drew Weaver wrote:

> We're looking for a method of actively monitoring certain
> metrics on our network via software or a somewhat inexpensive hardware
> solution (those metrics being which AS numbers are the highest
> destinations for our network) and information like that which will help
> us with capacity planning. We are looking for suggestions if anyone has
> any real-world knowledge of anything that would tell us for example:
> 
> 8% of our traffic is destined to AS 2828 (XO communications) etc.

I've found ntop (along with exported flow data) fairly useful for stuff
like this.

w