Thread: question

On 4/13/07, Terry Martin <tmartin@timedatacorp.com> wrote:
> I would like to know if I there is a utility to take a UDP packet which
> has specific information in the payload and extract the information
> from the packet and place it in the Postgres data base?
Which OS (in Linux ulogd and/or tcpdump spring to mind), do
you need it captured real-time or would batch-processing on
the full-hour or end of day suit  you just fine?


Cheers,
Andrej

On 13/04/07, Andrej Ricnik-Bay <andrej.groups@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 4/13/07, Terry Martin <tmartin@timedatacorp.com> wrote:
> > I would like to know if I there is a utility to take a UDP packet which
> > has specific information in the payload and extract the information
> > from the packet and place it in the Postgres data base?
> Which OS (in Linux ulogd and/or tcpdump spring to mind), do
> you need it captured real-time or would batch-processing on
> the full-hour or end of day suit  you just fine?

ethereal (packet sniffer) is multiplatform and scriptable, and afaict
is pretty much the best free option out there.
Cheers
Anton

On 4/17/07, Terry Martin <tmartin@timedatacorp.com> wrote:
> I am using redhat and RTOS.

> The packets with be coming in on a 1 GBPS port and the information is
> streaming UDP packets coming in.

> I need it real time.
With RH ulogd should be possible;  RTOS I don't know at all.
And it will need a grunty machine if you're looking at lots of
traffic :}