Common table columns

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Some columns can be found in various statistics tables, their content is described in the following chapters.

IP

Shows the following (partly optional) information:

  • IPv4 or IPv4 address with a link to the Per IP statistics page.
  • Geolocation data (country and city name) with a link to the Geolocation statistics page.
  • Autonomous system name.
  • Custom set name (associated to IP or MAC).
  • DNS name.
  • DHCP host name, as announced by the system itself.
  • IP group name with a link to the group details page.
  • SSL server name with a link to the SSL server statistics page.
  • HTTP host name with a link to the HTTP server statistics page.
  • NetBIOS name.
  • OS name.
  • LLDP system name.
  • A button to perform a DNS reverse lookup of the IP over the management interface.
  • A button to perform a Whois query of the IP over the management interface.

Alternative names

Shows names gathered from different data sources. This information may be:

  • DNS name.
  • DHCP name as announced by the system itself.
  • The name of the network card vendor of the system.

These names allow easy identification of the particular system.

First (recent) activity

Shows the time of first activity of an address after some long inactivity period. This columns can be sorted to see the addresses that are active in the recent past.

Last activity

The last activity of an address is the time of the last packet for that address.

Packets

This is the number of packets sent by the address as a blue arrow up, and the received packets as a yellow arrow down.

Bytes

This is the number of bytes sent by the address as a blue arrow up, and the received bytes as a yellow arrow down.

Packets/s

This is the current throughput of packets sent by the address as a blue arrow up, and received packets as a yellow arrow down.

Bit/s

This is the current throughput of bits sent by the address as a blue arrow up, and received bits as a yellow arrow down.

Graph

Shows the history graph of data for each address. It shows the timestamp on the x-axis and the specific data on the y-axis. The resolution can be changed by using the control buttons on the top of the web page. The graph icon allows for selecting different graph types.

PCAP

It is possible to download the traffic of an address by clicking on the download button. The captured packets are not stored on the system but they are directly sent over the HTTP connection to your computer.

To stop capture, click on the same button again (which turned to a STOP symbol), or go to the capture traffic page in the generic section and stop the corresponding download.