At Plixer International’s Technical Support desk we often take calls in support of our NetFlow and sFlow analysis tool that deal with disk space and disk performance issues. In the world of NetFlow and sFlow collector appliances, the name of the game is to have sufficient available disk space and minimize disk I/O. Read more »
SUNY Geneseo Network Manager Rick Coloccia found that analyzing Cisco NetFlow packets was the key to network traffic management and monitoring internet use and abuse.
Using Scrutinizer NetFlow Analyzer, he was able to respond to the RIAA’s (Recording Industry Association of America) allegations of students illegally downloading or sharing of music.
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We had a large carrier call us the other day with a messed up interface names issue in Scrutinizer. The customer was exporting cflowd (NetFlow v5) from an Alcatel-Lucent SR 7750 running TMOS-C-5.0.R21. Read more »
Michael Patterson
Our development team has been working hard and we are pleased to announce the release of Plixer Tools 8.0.0. What’s Plixer Tools you ask? We’ve combined Denika, Logalot, WebNM, and Flowalyzer into a single installer to provide better integration with Scrutinizer.
Paul DubeHello everybody! My name is Paul Dube and I have recently graduated from the University of Maine in Orono with a degree in Computer Science and joined the support team here at Plixer International. Over the course of the past few weeks I’ve been trying to learn everything there is to know about Scrutinizer, NetFlow, sFlow and network traffic analysis. During this process I’ve come across a lot of great resources that I would like to consolidate into one place to help you get started.
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When was the last time you used a Network General Sniffer™? Do you remember the Matrix view? Read more »
Michael PattersonThinking 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.
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 »
Michael PattersonIf you put a price tag on network monitoring for your organization, what would it be? $10,000? $100,000? $1,000,000?
And what needs to be included in that price? Staff to support the network? Network Monitoring hardware and software? Office space to house the staff and equipment?
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Hi there guys! Its Thursday afternoon and the snow is beginning to fall here in New England. I’ve heard talk about 1-2 ft worth of snow, but you know those weathermen…
But before we close shop here for the holiday weekend, I wanted to be sure and announce the release of a small patch that provides a few small fixes that we wanted to squeak in before the next big release.
To find the latest update for your favorite NetFlow traffic analysis tool, just clicky clicky on the link below:
And we at Plixer all hope you have safe and restful New Years!
-Nate
