-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 05/25/08 06:16, Forsaken wrote: > Hi there, > > I have a question, and I apologize if this has been asked before, but a > search of the archives hasn't revealed the answer I'm looking for. > > My question is in regards to ntop. The package description states thus - > > ntop - display network usage in top-like format > > That would seem to indicate that you would get a curses-type interface > showing network traffic details, instead of process stuff. > > Indeed, when I install ntop as a package on OpenBSD, that's exactly > what I get. > > OpenBSD is where I'm familiar with ntop, as that's what I've used as a > funnel point for all my network traffic in the past. Now I'm looking to > do the same thing with an etch box, and it seems that the only way to > interface with the debian version is via a web interface. (Please note > that I'm not seeking to start a holy war because of my mention of > OpenBSD, it's for exposition purposes only) > > So my question is thus - is there just some switch I'm missing with the > debian package of ntop that will get me a nice curses-based display of > network traffic, or is the package description inaccurate?
Someone must have realized that disconnect between reality and the package description, because now it reads: Description: display network usage in web browser ntop displays a summary of network usage by machines on your network in a web mode, which allows the display to be browsed with a web browser. Tag: admin::monitoring, implemented-in::c, interface::text-mode, interface::web, role::program, use::monitor, works-with::network-traffic - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA ESPN makes baseball players better. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFIOVggS9HxQb37XmcRAm/XAJ913FCVKg0Eke+Ybh44uHXuasWZVgCeLABV 5CvqKv/1Xm8ZChjQeygwz0k= =rCeG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
