Searching NetFlow for a private host behind a NAT router
Inbound traffic that is captured and exported as NetFlow by your NAT router only shows that the destination of the inbound internet traffic is...
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What is network traffic intelligence?
With the onslaught of malware and cloud applications increasing, network traffic intelligence has become increasingly important. When an infection is unearthed and the incident...
Configuring sFlow on Arista devices
Today I want to show you how to configure sFlow on your Arista device and demonstrate its featured output through Plixer Scrutinizer. Our goal...
Configuring a network map
The process of setting up a new network map has changed a bit in the newest Plixer Scrutinizer v19.1.0 release. Today, I’d like to...
Cisco ISR4300 IPFIX configuration
I recently helped a customer configure NetFlow on their ISR4300. I found that ISR43XX/44XX routers run IOS-XE, which only supports Flexible NetFlow (FNF). NetFlow...
Integrate your network alarms with Microsoft Teams
2020 was a year of incredible change—changes that I believe will have a lasting impact, but also changes that require immense flexibility with traditional...
Custom script-based sensor for PRTG
Today I would like to explain how to create a custom script that sends specific information to PRTG as a sensor. Customers often ask...
How to improve response time for life-critical network events with Plixer Scrutinizer
The healthcare industry has been on red alert for more than a year now. Workloads have doubled and the amount of time required to...
Monitoring Microsoft Teams traffic with Plixer Scrutinizer
The modern workplace is filled with companies working largely over inter-office messaging systems. These tools often leverage several different functions aside from chatting, such...
Defining top talkers with Flexible NetFlow and AVC
I was recently on a call with a customer who wanted to know which applications use the most bandwidth during working hours—i.e. their top...