[flow-tools] flow-tool graphs (newbie questions)

[Leigh Sharpe]

> Just installed flow-tools, and it is gathering data. What is the
> prefered way to generate graphs from this data, such as the ones I see
> on people's web pages?  Is it all part of the flow-tool set or are other
> applications required?  For example, do I need to use RRDtool to format
> the data? Or FlowScan? Or both?  Is Cflowd even necessary?
>
Try Flowscan.
Flow-capture gathers the data and writes raw flow files. FlowScan will
intertpret them and create RRDs (needs RRDTool) which can be used to create
graphs. Cflowd isn't necessary if you are using flow-tools (which are much
simpler to set up).


Regards,
             Leigh

Leigh Sharpe
Network Systems Engineer
Pacific Wireless
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