Re: Using MRTG to track port usage?

Zak Wolfinger (zak@MichianaToday.com)
Fri, 18 Apr 1997 12:07:37 -0500

I would really like to see a sample mrtg.cfg file for the portmaster as
well. All dial-up interfaces w/PPP forced. SNMP knowledge is also
non-existent here! :-)

Thanks!

Zak Wolfinger - zak@michianatoday.com
Systems Administrator - CyberLink, Inc.
(219) 235-1400 (219) 674-8279
FAX (219) 235-1599

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> From: Chris Shenton <chris@absinthe.i3inc.com>
> To: jdc@denver.net
> Cc: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> Subject: Re: Using MRTG to track port usage?
> Date: Friday, April 18, 1997 10:17 AM
>
> 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.