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I have my switch and ports displaying data. How can I configure it to see top 5 or 10 network activity to pinpoint high bandwidth hogs?

bandwidth network snmp switch

Created on Jun 10, 2011 5:05:44 PM

Last change on Jun 14, 2011 11:52:37 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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SNMP is only suited to a limited extend for this kind of analysis. In order to analyse network traffic comprehensively, please use either Flow or Packet Sniffing sensors.

For more details, please see How do I discern excessive bandwidth usage with PRTG?.

Created on Jun 14, 2011 11:52:05 AM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]



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So if my switch lets me forward all packets to a monitor port, then I would have to install another NIC on the server running promiscuous and hooked up to that monitor port correct?

Created on Jun 14, 2011 11:53:58 AM



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Right. For further information about the Packet Sniffer sensors, please see the PRTG 8 Manual: Monitoring Bandwidth via Packet Sniffing.

Created on Jun 14, 2011 12:03:14 PM by Daniel Zobel [Product Manager]




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