Re: Using MRTG to track port usage?

Chris Shenton (chris@absinthe.i3inc.com)
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 11:17:23 -0400

On Fri, 18 Apr 1997 08:50:40 -0600 (MDT)
John-David Childs <jdc@denver.net> wrote:

jdc> But the best I could do with Livingston's current SNMP
jdc> implementation was graph interfaces.ifNumber.0, the current # of network
jdc> (ppp/slip) connections on a PM (including the ethernet port & WAN port if
jdc> graphing a 2ER). You won't be able to graph usage by dumb terminal
jdc> users...but it's close enough.

That would be fine: we're forcing our users to be PPP only.

How did you generate your .cfg file to get this? Can you send me
yours as an example?

When I use the basic "cfgmaker" it comments out all the
interfaces. Not sure why yet, haven't had time to look into it. Also
seems to want to monitor the PtP links, rather than showing me the
*number* of active PtP links.

My knowledge of SNMP is about non-existent at this point so much of
this is my own ignorance. :-(

Thanks.