Chapter 3 Monitoring and Analysis

Analyzing Traffic

Table 3-2

Host Detail

 

 

 

Field

 

Description

 

 

 

Host

 

Host address

 

 

 

Application

 

Application type

 

 

 

In Bytes/sec

 

Number of bytes per second incoming

 

 

 

In Packets/sec

 

Number of packets per second incoming

 

 

 

Out Bytes/sec

 

Number of bytes per second outgoing

 

 

 

Out Packets/sec

 

Number of packets per second outgoing

 

 

 

Host

The Host Traffic Analysis Screen will show you at a quick glance the input and output of a particular host over time. It is available under the menu option Analyze > Traffic > Host. It will show you:

Input and output traffic for the host over time

Top N application activity of the host over the selected interval

Total application usage distribution for the host

Figure 3-3 Host Traffic Analysis

Applications Detail

On the “Top N Applications” chart, you can left-click a colored bar to get the context menu, and choose “Applications Detail” to see the All Applications screen and the detailed information about all applications. Table 3-3describes the fields on the All Applications screen.

 

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