Analyze traffic flow with "monitor port" on HP/Cisco switches
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On a switch not capable of netflow/sflow, in this case a Cisco Catalyst 2950, would it be possible to set up a monitor port and have a PRTG remote probe utilize an different NIC to listen and report? If not, what other options do we have to analyze traffic besides netflow/sflow.
Thanks.
John
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Hello,
You can use the Packet Sniffer Sensor to get more detailed traffic information. You can configure a mirror port and duplicate the traffic to another physical NIC of your PRTG Core Server or Remote-Probe.
You can also use Test Access Points to duplicate the traffic.
For more information you can have a look at this Video Tutorial regarding bandwidth monitoring.
Best regards
Mar, 2015 - Permalink
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Hello,
You can use the Packet Sniffer Sensor to get more detailed traffic information. You can configure a mirror port and duplicate the traffic to another physical NIC of your PRTG Core Server or Remote-Probe.
You can also use Test Access Points to duplicate the traffic.
For more information you can have a look at this Video Tutorial regarding bandwidth monitoring.
Best regards
Mar, 2015 - Permalink