[SATLUG] Tool for monitoring available bandwidth

[Cædmon Judd]

>>Can anyone recommend a tool for monitoring bandwidth?  There is a VPN
>>connection that I want to keep an eye on, because during certain times
>>of day nearly all the bandwidth is consumed and it slows down the
>>network for everyone.

>>I can't use Wireshark or tcpdump on the switch because I don't have
>>access to the network hardware.  What I'm looking for is a simple tool
>>that will automatically log network connection speeds during the day
>>across the VPN to create a graph of the available bandwidth during
>>different times.

I would load up the Cacti virtual appliance.  It's a great network
monitoring package.  Just load VMWare server (free download -
http://register.vmware.com/content/download.html), then download the Cacti
Server (http://www.vmware.com/vmtn/appliances/directory/659) and run it in
VMWare Server.

Very easy to do.

Caedmon