[mrtg] Re: Multiple IF question

[Chuck Pitre - External Technical Manager]

I normally use the switch at this point.
I monitor the port that server/worksation is plugged into.  Please note
that when you do this the "point of vue" changes so inbound is really
outbound and vice-versa on the graph.



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On Fri, 11 Aug 2000, S. William Schulz wrote:

> 
> 
> Greetings,
> 
> I'm a newbie to mrtg but I've STFM, FAQ, etc. and haven't found the answers.
> 
> I'm seeking to monitor several computers (linux).  I only want to monitor 
> one interface (NIC) per computer, but several of them have multiple IPs per 
> NIC.  The questions:
> 
> 1)  Will pointing cfgmaker at the main IP for each box show all the 
> traffic?  Is there a way/need to break it down by IP?
> 
> 2)  What is the proper way to build the .cfg file?  I'm using 2.9.0pre15 
> and generate the .cfg file by using:
> 	cfgmaker \
> 	--global 'WorkDir...' \
> 	--output ... \
> 	community at box1_ip \
> 	community at box2_ip \
> 	...
> 	community at boxX_ip
> 
> This create a file, and it will (apparently) monitor that machine, but all 
> of the Title and  PageTop info contains the name/ip/speed/etc of the first box.
> 
> Should I run cfgmaker once for each machine and then merge the files?  If 
> so, should I enumerate the IPs for each box when creating that .cfg file 
> (comm at box_ip1 comm at box_ip2 ...)?
> 
> Thanks for any assistance.
> 
> SWS
> 
> 
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