[FreeNX-kNX] nx bandwidth monitoring

[Les Mikesell]

Chris Fanning wrote:
> 
>> Alternatively, run tcpdump for a while on the box hosting the nx server
>> and then use ethereal/wireshark to analyze it.

Wireshark can do the capture just as well as tcpdump.  For a one-off 
snapshot that's the easy way - let it capture a few minutes, then look 
at statistics by endpoint or conversation and click the tcp tab.

> What about this? I just measure all traffic coming out of the freenx
> server toward the clients.
> I thought I could just devide the bandwith average by the number of users.
> That's a rough guide unless I'm missing something.

If you want to analyze over longer periods, look at ntop.  It gives you 
a nice web interface and will summarize about any way you might want. 
Note that you will only see the traffic going through the machine where 
you are running ntop/wireshark.  If there are other ways traffic can get 
to your router, you'll have to bridge the ports with a hub or a managed 
switch that lets you monitor other ports.

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   Les Mikesell
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