[SunHELP] Measuring Ethernet Utilization

[Big Endian]

>Hi.  I'm trying to measure the ethernet utilization on a particular
>network segment.  I have a Solaris 7 box attached to a hub on this
>part of the network, and I want to use it to monitor the traffic level.
>
>I'm interested in all traffic on the wire, including IP, IPX, etc.,
>regardless of whether it's destined for the box or not.  For now
>I'd settle for simple utilization (90%, e.g.), but it would be
>nice if I could break it down further, according to protocol, for example.
>
>I have MRTG setup on the machine, and I can use either Sun's mibiisa
>agent, or net-snmp's.   I'm hoping somebody has done this before and
>can give me a pointer as to which values to query.  Also, is it
>necessary to put the interface into promiscuous mode?
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>-David
>
>
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>David Eisner            | E-mail: cradle at eng.umd.edu |
>CALCE EPSC              | Phone:  301-405-5341       |
>University of Maryland  | Fax:    301-314-9269       |
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if you are looking for a protocol analyzer chech out ethereal 
(www.ethereal.com).  Its good for what you want.

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