Ntop users can use a web browser to navigate through ntop (that acts as a web server) traffic information and get a dump of the network status. in the latter case, ntop can be seen as a simple rmon-like agent with an embedded web interface. the use of:
* a web interface
* limited configuration and administration via the web interface
* reduced cpu and memory usage (they vary according to network size
and traffic)
make ntop easy to use and suitable for monitoring various kind of networks.

ntop displays a summary of network usage by machines on your network in a web mode, which allows the display to be browsed with a web browser.

this package contains 3rd party data.