server traffic monitoring solution

[jamielawjen]

Hi there

Can anyone recommend an open source or free (or minimal cost) server traffic logging and analysing software?

Prefferably with a real time representation, as well as stored logs which we can analyse at a later date

Many thanks

Jamie

 

[porkchopexpress]

Try Wireshark

http://www.wireshark.org/

 

[itsp1965]

MRTG Comes to mind as a traffic analysis program (and it's free) You can also use Ethereal and MS apparently has released a new version of Network Monitor (v 3.0)for basic analysis.
Hope this helps.

 

[porkchopexpress]

All good suggestions there as well, just to clear up Ethereal is now called Wireshark.