Comments on: Network Utilization Stats http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/network-utilization-stats/ Tue, 21 May 2013 07:06:17 +0000 hourly 1 By: snapper70 http://itknowledgeexchange.techtarget.com/itanswers/network-utilization-stats/#comment-47222 snapper70 Tue, 28 Jun 2005 17:00:17 +0000 #comment-47222 Some questions that really have to be asked:

How large IS the network (# servers/clients)?
I presume switched Ethernet – what’s at the “core” where the servers are? Does the switch there support spanning? Does it have simple port counters to identify the busiest ports? Does it support SPANning? (Many larger switches; some smaller ones do).
Some switches (Cisco 4000, 4500, 6500 running CatOS) have a nifty “sh top” command to give you “TOP TALKERS”.
Do you have a sniffer?
Is there a router involved – if so, what does it separate?
Is everything on the same LAN, or do you have remote services on a WAN link (i.e. servers on frame, T1, or better); and do you have basic stats on the router CPU and interface utilization levels?

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