Install ntop on RedHat Or CentOs 5

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Install rpmforge repository: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge  






Or










·         i386 http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.i386.rpm


·         x86_64 http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm












Install DAG’s GPG key






rpm –import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt






Verify the package you have downloaded






rpm -K rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.*.rpm
















Install the package






rpm -i rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.*.rpm




Installing Ntop :


There is an ntop rpm in the rpmforge repository:


yum install ntop






There is a bug in the /etc/init.d/ntop startscript we need to fix. Open the file in your favorite editor for example vim:


vim /etc/init.d/ntop






change the line at start function from:


daemon $prog -d -L @/etc/ntop.conf
to:


daemon $prog @/etc/ntop.conf -d -L






first time you start ntop you need to set the admin password:


ntop @/etc/ntop.conf






you should now be able to start ntop deamon via:


service ntop start






if you want to start ntop at boot:


chkconfig –levels 35 ntop on






webinterface is running on http port 3000 and https on port 3001:


http://<ip>:3000Install rpmforge repository: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge  






Or










·         i386 http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.i386.rpm


·         x86_64 http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm












Install DAG’s GPG key






rpm –import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt






Verify the package you have downloaded






rpm -K rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.*.rpm
















Install the package






rpm -i rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.*.rpm




Installing Ntop :


There is an ntop rpm in the rpmforge repository:


yum install ntop






There is a bug in the /etc/init.d/ntop startscript we need to fix. Open the file in your favorite editor for example vim:


vim /etc/init.d/ntop






change the line at start function from:


daemon $prog -d -L @/etc/ntop.conf
to:


daemon $prog @/etc/ntop.conf -d -L






first time you start ntop you need to set the admin password:


ntop @/etc/ntop.conf






you should now be able to start ntop deamon via:


service ntop start






if you want to start ntop at boot:


chkconfig –levels 35 ntop on






webinterface is running on http port 3000 and https on port 3001:


http://<ip>:3000Install rpmforge repository: http://wiki.centos.org/AdditionalResources/Repositories/RPMForge  






Or










·         i386 http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.i386.rpm


·         x86_64 http://packages.sw.be/rpmforge-release/rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm












Install DAG’s GPG key






rpm –import http://apt.sw.be/RPM-GPG-KEY.dag.txt






Verify the package you have downloaded






rpm -K rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.*.rpm
















Install the package






rpm -i rpmforge-release-0.5.2-2.el5.rf.*.rpm




Installing Ntop :


There is an ntop rpm in the rpmforge repository:


yum install ntop






There is a bug in the /etc/init.d/ntop startscript we need to fix. Open the file in your favorite editor for example vim:


vim /etc/init.d/ntop






change the line at start function from:


daemon $prog -d -L @/etc/ntop.conf
to:


daemon $prog @/etc/ntop.conf -d -L






first time you start ntop you need to set the admin password:


ntop @/etc/ntop.conf






you should now be able to start ntop deamon via:


service ntop start






if you want to start ntop at boot:


chkconfig –levels 35 ntop on






webinterface is running on http port 3000 and https on port 3001:


http://<ip>:3000






















Thanks,
Vishal Vyas
Linuxguru

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