Using ntop, iftop and apachetop to Monitor Traffic on Ubuntu
Using ntop, iftop and apachetop to Monitor Traffic on Ubuntu
Not monitoring your server's network traffic is the equivalent of driving a car with your eyes closed. You must at all times be aware of your server's traffic. Just checking the logs is simply not enough. The tools that I will show you today generate traffic statistics, and show traffic usage in realtime. Statistics that would be hard for you to obtain otherwise. For a secure server, using such tools is mandatory.
Ntop
Ntop is a top-like application with a web frontend, designed to monitor network activity and generate reports on the console or via your web browser.
Installing Ntop on Ubuntu 8.04.1 Server
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