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.\"  Stef Walter <stef@memberwebs.com>
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.Dd April, 2006
.Dt bsnmp-pcap 8
.Os bsnmp-pcap 
.Sh NAME
.Nm bsnmp-pcap
.Nd an SNMP module which captures network traffic and reports the number of 
packets captured, and the throughput.
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is a module for 
.Xr bsnmpd 1
which allows you to measure arbitrary network traffic. It uses the 
.Xr pcap 3
library (ie: think tcpdump) to filter traffic and then allows you to measure 
the throughput in packets or octets. 
.Pp
Multiple flows of traffic can be measured by the module.
.Pp
.Sh MIBS
The counters will be available as a table under the following MIB:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
 .1.3.6.1.4.1.12325.1.206
.Ed
.Pp 
Or if the appropriate MIB.txt files have been installed:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
 enterprises.fokus.begemot.pcap
.Ed
.Pp
The following SNMP MIBs are available for use (where X is the counter index):
.Bl -tag -width Fl
.It Ar pcap.pcapCount
The number of network monitors present.
.It Ar pcap.pcapTable.pcapEntry.pcapIndex.X
The index of the network monitor.
.It Ar pcap.pcapTable.pcapEntry.pcapDescr.X
A human readable description of the network monitor (may be an empty string). 
.It Ar pcap.pcapTable.pcapEntry.pcapDevice.X
The network device that traffic is being monitored on.
.It Ar pcap.pcapTable.pcapEntry.pcapFilter.X
The filter used to select certain network packets for monitoring. Uses the 
.Xr tcpdump 1
syntax.
.It Ar pcap.pcapTable.pcapEntry.pcapOctets.X
The number of octets seen by the monitor.
.It Ar pcap.pcapTable.pcapEntry.pcapPackets.X
The number of packets seen by the monitor.
.El
.Sh OPTIONS
To activate the 
.Nm
module you must load the module in 
.Pa /etc/snmpd.config
and use the pingDevice and pingFilter SNMP MIBs in the same file 
to configure the traffic that you'd like to monitor.
.Sh EXAMPLES
The following example has two monitors. The first monitors all TCP traffic on 
port 80. The second monitors all broadcast traffic.
.Pp
The following would be added to 
.Pa /etc/snmpd.config:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
begemotSnmpdModulePath."pcap" = "/usr/local/lib/snmp_pcap.so"
%ping
pcapDescr.1 = "Websites"
pcapDevice.1 = "em0"
pcapFilter.1 = "tcp port 80"

pcapDescr.1 = "Broadcast"
pcapDevice.1 = "em0"
pcapFilter.1 = "broadcast"
.Ed
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr bsnmpd 1 ,
.Xr tcpdump 1
.Sh AUTHOR
.An Stef Walter Aq stef@memberwebs.com