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LISA '97 Proceedings of the 11th Conference on Systems Administration
The BSD packet filter: a new architecture for user-level packet capture
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Advanced Lectures on Networking, NETWORKING 2002 [This book presents the revised version of seven tutorials given at the NETWORKING 2002 Conference in Pisa, Italy in May 2002]
ICN '01 Proceedings of the First International Conference on Networking-Part 1
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The task of network management is becoming increasingly complex due to the increasing number of networked computers running different operating systems and speaking various network protocols. Most of network monitoring and diagnostic tools such as ping and traceroute are suitable just for tackling simple connectivity problems. Complex network problems often need to be addressed using rather expensive management tools or probes affordable only by mid-large companies. This paper covers the design and the implementation of ntop, an open-source web-based network usage monitor that enables users to track relevant network activities including network utilisation, established connections, network protocol usage and traffic classification. ntop's portability across various platforms, its support of many network media, ease of use and lightweight CPU utilisation makes it suitable for people who want to monitor their network without having to adopt a sophisticated yet expensive management platform.