05-10-2011 08:56 AM
Hi there,
I've been tasked with setting up nbar on our network to garner ip protocol/user top talker stats on a collector "eHealth". I've been told that RMON needs to be enabled on our Routers to be able to get these stats.
Is there a basic RMON configuration or do I have to specify snmp mibs etc.?
Many thanks,
Paul
05-10-2011 10:55 AM
Most routers do not support RMON, just a few older ones support mini RMON, but this won't get your top talkers info, just basic stats.
Do you have a NAM or switches that you can configure with snmp/rmon? You can add snmp to you switches and poll various MIB's to collect data.
With a NAM (network analysis module) you can get the detail information you want though.
05-11-2011 03:42 AM
Hi David,
thanks for your informative reply.
1. Is a NAM a piece of hardware that needs to be installed?
Basically we want to be able to gather protocol and user stats from each Router so that we can put these in a pie chart and see which protocol or user is generating the most traffic as a percentage.
2. Is this not possible with RMON, if not what's the alternative?
Thanks,
Paul
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