Date: Wed, 25 Jun 1997 07:39:09 -0500 (CDT) From: Tim Peiffer <peiffer@nts.umn.edu> To: philip bridge <bridge@unisource.ch> Cc: nanog@merit.edu Subject: Re: Network IP analysis?

MRTG is a great graphing tool for small applications. Unfortunately the package does not scale very well for my purposes. The snmp polling and data storage in the logfiles are areas that I have problems with using MRTG. Are there any other viable alternatives to MRTG, or are there any existing mods to mrtg that graph right out of a file rather than polling for itself? I already have the data I need and would like to reuse it. If possible I would like to have a package that is separated into 3 sections. One section can be called upon to do polling or gathering data out of a repository. The second can be called upon to do statistics runs. The 3rd can be called to provide graphs on demand.

if you have the time and interest, you are welcome to help bringing mrtg-3.0 into the real world ... all the plans for it are here, but unfortunately progress is slow because of resource problems (time or money) The main features planned for mrtg 3.0: * Ultra Fast Logfile Handling * Modular desing with separate processes for data gathering data logging and data presentation ... I have written a paper about what is intended. Check http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker/webtools/mrtg/3.0 If you have comments, time or money to help getting it done, please let me know ... cheers tobi (Mr. MRTG) -- ______ __ _ /_ __/_ / / (_) Oetiker, Timelord & SysMgr @ EE-Dept ETH-Zurich / // _ \/ _ \/ / TEL:+41(0)1-6325286 FAX:+41(0)1-6321194 /_/ \___/_.__/_/ oetiker@ee.ethz.ch http://www.ee.ethz.ch/~oetiker