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List:       inet-access
Subject:    Re: Internet usage for customers spanning data centers
From:       Seth Mattinen <sethm () rollernet ! us>
Date:       2011-06-13 17:34:29
Message-ID: 4DF64A25.1000407 () rollernet ! us
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On 6/13/11 10:20 AM, Rick Kunkel wrote:
> 
> Ya know, I've somehow never employed Netflow, at least in terms of a
> flow collector and all that.  I have it enabled on interfaces and do a
> 'show ip cache flow', but haven't gone beyond that...  Does it work
> really well for bandwidth accounting?
> 

It depends on your equipment. For example, if you're using netflow on a
Cisco 6500 there are many well-known issues (see cisco-nsp archives)
that can make it entirely unsuitable for billing purposes.

~Seth
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