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diff --git a/net/ntop/DESCR b/net/ntop/DESCR index 0cf209b3d48..795945b59b2 100644 --- a/net/ntop/DESCR +++ b/net/ntop/DESCR @@ -1,10 +1,15 @@ -ntop is a tool that shows the network usage, similar to what the -popular top Unix command does. ntop has been written in a portable -way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform. +ntop is a network traffic probe that shows the network usage, similar to what +the popular top Unix command does. ntop is based on libpcap and it has been +written in a portable way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform and +on Win32 as well. -ntop can be used in both interactive or web mode. In the first case, -ntop displays the network status on the user's terminal whereas in -web mode a web browser (e.g. netscape) can attach to ntop (that acts -as a web server) and get a dump of the network status. In the latter -case, ntop can be seen as a simple RMON-like agent with an embedded -web interface. +ntop users can use a web browser (e.g. netscape) to navigate through ntop (that +acts as a web server) traffic information and get a dump of the network status. +In the latter case, ntop can be seen as a simple RMON-like agent with an +embedded web interface. + +The use of: +- a web interface +- limited configuration and administration via the web interface +- reduced CPU and memory usage (they vary according to network size and traffic) +make ntop easy to use and suitable for monitoring various kind of networks. |