Scrutinizer v7.6 has been released with several best at NetFlow improvements for network traffic analysis. You will find the upgrade available for download now.

New Features include:

+ Flow View now has a Date Selector
+ Users can name their templates exported from flow devices
+ Time frames for 3, 7, and 30 days have been added to the date selector
+ Volume reports have an option to toggle rate vs. totals
+ A new LDAP wizard has been added to simplify LDAP and LDAPS configuration
+ More definition labels have been added for ICMP Traffic
+ NBAR descriptions will no longer be blank if no template has been received
+ Fixed issue when performing an SNMP update for a PC with nprobe installed
+ Users can now configure thresholds based on a per row or report total basis
+ A new report type of IP Next Hop has been added to the status tab
+ Users who are part of an administrator group can copy myview tabs
+ A new report filter has been added for SUBNET TO SUBNET
+ The interface instance column is wider for high interface numbers
+ A Plixer Tools icon will now be visible when Plixer Tools is installed
+ Users can now add very long community strings
+ Added the ability in mapping to filter Denika reports for Denika connections
+ For new installs, users will automatically be licensed for 30 days
+ Updated the Japanese Translation
+ Improved IPFIX support in the NetFlow and sFlow collector
- Dozens of bug fixes

We are very excited about this new release of our network traffic analyzer. Contact us if you have any questions.

Jon Mills
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What’s your favorite color? Chances are that your favorite color is not the same as mine. When you use Windows, are you a fan of the old classic view, or do you go for the new Windows look?

We have all been talking about Plixer’s NetFlow analyzer, and how it provides the best in traffic analysis, with its ability to support Flexible NetFlow, NBAR, and Cisco ASA NSEL. But did you know that as a Scrutinizer user, you have different options when it comes to how you want our NetFlow and sFlow Traffic Analysis Tool to look?

Currently there are 5 different skin types available to select from. They are configurable on a per user basis. So if you are in a dark kind of mood, you can change to a dark skin with either green or yellow text.

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Hi there everyone! I hope you’ve had productive week and I wish you all a fantastic weekend.

This week, we’ve had two successful webinars that highlighted some of the fun new features for Scrutinizer v7.5 and I’d like to make the replay available to everyone who wasn’t able to be in attendance.

So if you’d like to get the inside scoop on some of the new goodies like NBAR reporting, the new Matrix connections report and the Flow Expert toolset ; take a seat, grab some popcorn and enjoy the movie.

Oh, to take advantage of these new features, be sure to upgrade your copy of Scrutinizer to v7.5.

Here’s the link to the latest download: Scrutinizer v7.5 update

If there are any questions that come up during the webinar, please feel free to contact us and we’ll be happy to help.

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Have you heard about exporting egress NetFlow? Do you want to know why it is different from ingress NetFlow or more importantly, when to implement it for network traffic monitoring? I’ll cover this topic in today’s blog. Read more »

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When was the last time you used a Network General Sniffer™?  Do you remember the Matrix view? Read more »

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NetFlow analyzers vs. packet analyzers - are really complementary technologies. For years NetFlow has been a valuable tool used to suppliment the use of packet analysis; and to a certain extent that is still the case. With the adoption of Flexible NetFlow and the new release of Scrutinizer 7.5, the value that NetFlow analysis brings to packet analysis becomes even more significant.

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Monday is off to a good start as we released Scrutinizer v7.5.  The biggest new feature is the Matrix. Try grabbing the inside of it and spinning it with your mouse.  Click on an IP address and notice the links change color.  It’s very cool and Scrutinizer is currently the only NetFlow Analyzer that can display data like this. Read more »

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I took a call the other day from a customer who asked, “How do I set up my router to send NetFlow to Scrutinizer?” This is a question that I get on a pretty regular basis, so I strapped on my router config hat and got ready to throw out the typical IP FLOW commands to get the flows going. But then I asked for the model of the router. “It’s a Cisco Nexus 7000,” the customer told me. I found that this device does not run the usual IOS that we have all come to know and love. It runs Cisco’s NX-OS. And Cisco’s NX-OS CLI is completely different.

Cisco NX-OS supports a flexible architecture that allows a user to collect different data for different applications per interface. It allows you to define an optimal flow record for a particular application by selecting the keys from a large collection of predefined fields, whereas the Cisco IOS Software supports one flow mask and export pair for the entire chassis.

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If you missed the NetFlow training webinars Plixer offered over the last three days, then feel free to watch the recording we made of Thursday’s presentation. The webinar, which covered Cisco ASA and NBAR NetFlow reporting, was presented by Scrutinizer NetFlow & sFlow Analyzer Product Manager, Michael Patterson.

As always, keep an eye out for emails from Plixer for future webinar invitations. We also try to post many of these signups on our blog. Thanks for watching!

Jon Mills
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Join one of our upcoming webinars on Cisco ASA and NBAR NetFlow Reporting. Agenda - Cisco NetFlow: Intro and how to report on it. - Cisco ASA NetFlow exports and how to interpret the data. - Cisco NBAR reporting for layer 7 application reports (e.g. who is using: Skype, kazaa2, RTP, etc.). Register for one of the times below » Tuesday, Dec. 15 @ 11am EST » Wednesday, Dec. 16 @ 9am EST » Thursday, Dec. 17 @ 1pm EST

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