Upgrade your Network Maps

Posted in NetFlow, NetFlow Analyzer, Network Traffic Monitor, Scrutinizer, sFlow on January 20th, 2010 by Jo-G
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Thinking outside of the box can produce some innovative ideas.

While the network maps in Scrutinizer can make the traffic flow on your network easier to visualize and congested links quicker to spot, adding more visual definition to your maps will make them more user friendly and understandable by more members of your organization.

So how do you spice up your NetFlow data and breathe some life into your network utilization maps? Try combining a tool created for home design with a network monitoring tool to create incredible network maps.

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NetFlow: Who are the Bandwidth Hogs?

Posted in NetFlow on December 23rd, 2009 by mike@plixer.com
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Many NetFlow Reporting applications claim to tell you who the top 10 bandwidth hogs are by displaying the top 10 or so hosts for a time period based on total amount of traffic sent or received.  Yes, this is helpful but it can paint a distorted picture when it comes to network traffic analysis.  What about Flow Volume? Read more »

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