[mrtg] Polling interval

[Dan Colquhoun]

I was wondering how reducing my polling interval may help benifit the
detection of hi-speed transfers.  As I am monitoring switch traffic, 300MB
can slip through a port in under 30 seconds.  However, averaged over 5
minutes this only shows as a peak of 60MB.  Would a reduced polling interval
help detect these peaks better?  From my understanding of how mrtg
calculates these such things, I'd think so but I want to make sure I'm not
just generating extra load and traffic.

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Dan Colquhoun
Co-Op Systems Administrator
Open Text Inc.
185 Columbia St. W.
Waterloo, ON
N2L 5Z5
519-888-7111 x2482


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