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Introducing nBox Mini
As previously announced, we have added a new entry in the nBox product list: the nBox Mini. This is a small rugged device with 1 and 2.5 Gbit Ethernet port designed to be used as turn key solutions for monitoring small-mid size networks (typically up to 255 hosts), it is preconfigured to accept mirrored traffic (e.g. from a span-port) or to act as a bump-in-the-wire (inline) device. It comes with ntopng pre-installed and configured through the nBox user interface.  It can optionally run also nProbe to also collect flows that …
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Building a (Cheap) 2×10 Gbit (Continuous) Packet Recorder using n2disk and PF_RING
Continuous packet recorders are devices that capture network traffic and save it to disk. The term continuous means that this activity is performed “continuously” until the device is active and not just for a few minutes. At ntop we have developed two companion applications to be used on a packet recorder: n2disk is a software application that captures network at line rate (multi 10 Gbit) and dumps it to disk on pcap format. During packet capture, n2disk can also: Create a pcap index to be used for searching specific packets …
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Visualising n2disk Captured Traffic using CloudShark
Introduction ntop users are familiar with n2disk and the nBox web interface that ease its use. As you know, the nBox includes a small web-based tool that allows you to preview pcap contents.  This tool is good for having an idea of what a pcap contains but it not a fully fledged application. On the other hand CloudShark is the leading application for analysing traffic traces, and thus we have decided to leverage on it for offering the cheapest and most powerful solution for traffic-to-disk and pcap visualisation on the cloud. …
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Learning The ntop World of Apps
The main criticism to ntop is the lack of documentation. This is because we have to maintain many projects, have little time, and also because we prefer coding to documentation. We decided to fill this gap and give a positive answer to your requests: We have created the nBox GUI to enable you to use all our applications without the pain of compiling and configuring them. This is a free product that everyone can use to build their own measurement gear or just to start ntop using a web browser. …
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How to build yourself a nBox Probe and Packet Recorder
If you need a network probe or a packet recorder you have two options. Grab a turn-key nBox or built it yourself using our software. In the first case you will receive a optimised system, with the right motherboard/CPU/NIC for your monitoring tasks and all software preinstalled/configured. However if you want to build yourself your nBox (e.g. you can reuse an old/spare server or get a new one if you plan to address 10 Gbit monitoring) you can now do it. Below we will describe how to build it step by …
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Introducing nBox 2.0 (aka how to use/configure ntop apps using a web GUI)
Years ago we decided to create the nBox appliance as turn-key solution for those that were not fans of the command line. Then we decided to rewrite the nBox GUI to make it simpler, more modern, and usable by all ntop users, to configure ntop, nProbe, n2disk, PF_RING and DNA.   In essence we have created a new web interface that can simplify your configurations, assist with complex things such as core affinity or DNA configuration, and let you focus on ntop applications rather than on their configuration. You can download …
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BYO10GPR: Build Your Own 10 Gbit Packet Recorder
Packet recorder appliances are one of the last network components that have insane prices. Years ago this was justified by the fact that in order to capture traffic at high speed it was mandatory to use costly custom packet capture cards and often custom-designed hardware. With the advent of multi-10 Gbit packet capture technologies on commodity hardware such as PF_RING DNA, and the availability of high-performance computers such as those based on the Intel Sandy Bridge chipset the game has changed. Modern 10K RPM 6Gb/s SATA disks enable with 8 …

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