Continuing with our weekly blog series on the upcoming Scrutinizer version 7, Nathan started with encryption exclusions, more flows, collector improvements, group permissions for users, and proxy server configuration. Then Jon continued last week with overriding report intervals, Google Map connections, host and application quick search, user profiles, and alarm category filters.

I now present for your reading enjoyment five more great and wonderful new features that this major upgrade offers.
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A common problem for network administrators is when end users get in the habit of blaming the network for slowness on their workstations. For this reason it’s important for network administrators to not only prove, but sometimes disprove, issues with the network. Sometimes the issue is a combination of both.

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I decided at the last minute to go to Cisco Live.  The long flight to San Francisco won’t be so bad on Virgin America as they provide Internet access the whole way.  Nice! 

If you happen to be meandering around the Moscone Convention Center, please stop by booth #1412 to see our live demonstration of Scrutinizer v7 for NetFlow Traffic Analysis.   Have a great weekend. 

I’m going strawberry picking with my girls. 

Michael Patterson
Scrutinizer Product Manager

With the upcoming release of Scrutinizer v7, we’ve spent a LOT of time addressing very technical questions or findings regarding Cisco NetFlow. Whether it’s template version differences, packet capture analysis, or how cool it is to have a NetFlow license plate, it’s been covered. But I don’t think we’ve ever written a blog post about what NetFlow is and how it can help a new user.

So this one goes out to any new user who just wants to know what the hype is all about.

Simply put, NetFlow makes any Network Admin look like a rockstar. If you are asking “how?”, let me elaborate…
NetFlow is a technology developed by Cisco that monitors and records all traffic passing through the supported NetFlow router/switch. First, see this blog post for a list of devices that support NetFlow.

Is your router on the list? Good…

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If you aren’t already caught up in the Scrutinizer 7 excitement around these parts, what with Nathan’s post about new features like encryption exclusions, more flows and collector improvements, and my post about connections in Google Maps, customizable log in environments and host/application quick search, then maybe today’s news will get you in the mood for more network traffic monitoring goodies.

Today we announced the initial Beta release of Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer version 7. So if you have been waiting to try v7, now could be the time.

Keep in mind, not everyone qualifies for this early bird look at the newest NetFlow performance monitoring app in town. There are a couple of criteria to be met first.

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Jon Mills
Marketing & Public Relations Manager
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NetFlow monitoring applications are like cars. It’s important to have a good engine and a strong body to make sure it can get you to where you need to go and can stand the test of time. But if the steering wheel is in the wrong place and the clutch keeps dying every 2,000 miles, then the best engine in the world won’t matter. Like a top of the line BMW, our goal is to provide the best of both worlds; a strong, durable core, with aesthetics that make using our NetFlow analysis software an enjoyable experience.

Last week you read about five new features set to be included in the upcoming release of Scrutinizer version 7. Nathan got our blog preview series started by talking about, encryption exclusions, more flows, collector improvements, group permissions for users and proxy server configuration. This week, I have five more new features for you that are certain to whet your appetite for more network traffic analysis goodness from Scrutinizer v7.

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Jon Mills
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I was looking at a WireShark packet capture of some IPFIX traffic coming from a Nortel switch and quickly saw a few things that puzzled me.  At first, I started splitting hairs because I was thinking that if Nortel is going to market IPFIX support, it should adhere to the standard (RFC 5101).

Then again, it might have better luck working with the various NetFlow traffic analyzer solutions on the market if it makes the exported data look like Cisco NetFlow v9.

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Jim Dougherty aka "Jimmy D"
International Sales Channel Manager and
Netflow Evangelist for Plixer International!

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Scrutinizer can present network traffic data in a number of different ways, including showing the amount and type of traffic that is flowing through an autonomous system (or AS).

An autonomous system is a collection of connected Internet Protocol routing prefixes under the control of one or more network operators, and presents a common, clearly defined routing policy to the Internet.

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I got back from SharkFest 2009 last night.  The people and training were awesome.  I learned about TCP windows, Nagel, Stevens graphs, and more … wow.  I definitely learned more about how WireShark can Go Deeper.

Check this out, I got to have lunch and discuss some stuff with Gerald Combs, the founder of WireShark.  I can prove it; here I am having my picture taken with him!

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Michael Patterson
Scrutinizer Product Manager

We’ve just about finished it. The dust is beginning to settle here in the office and we’re now left looking at this new product we’ve made…and we LOVE it. With the release of Scrutinizer v7 pending, we thought that now would be a good time to tell you all the cool things you will be able to do in this version that is unique to this release.

Over the next five weeks or so, we’ll be showing you some fantastic new features that will demonstrate how serious we are about customer feature requests and feedback. These features are included because of you. We hope you enjoy them.

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