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Re: [cobalt-security] MRTG showing wrong IN and OUT
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] MRTG showing wrong IN and OUT
- From: Matt Barton <matt@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2002 16:27:02 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: Webexcellence
- List-id: Mailing list for users to address network security on Cobalt products. <cobalt-security.list.cobalt.com>
On Wed, 13 Mar 2002, Mez wrote:
> I have setup MRTG on my Raq3 to monitor the bandwidth the server is
> using, using mrtg with UCD-snmp version: 4.2.3. It is all working ok,
> shows in and out data, however i think the bandwidth data it is showing
> is wrong.
>
> The reason for this is if I upload a file via FTP to the server, mrtg
> jumps from showing say 800b/sec IN to 50kb/sec IN, however i am only on
> an ISDN connection and can only upload at 8kb/sec.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this, or does anyone know how I can configure
> MRTG to show the true IN and OUT
You can configure MRTG to show either bytes or bits per second. I believe
it is Option[]: Bits that you need in your configuration, but you should
read the documentation for MRTG to know for sure.
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Matt Barton
Webexcellence
matt@xxxxxxxxxx
Phone: 317.423.3548 x22
Fax: 317.423.8735
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