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List:       inet-access
Subject:    Re: MRTG or RRDtool?
From:       Ken Kirchner <kenk () shreve ! net>
Date:       2000-10-31 23:44:51
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On 31 Oct 2000 dave-mlist@bfnet.com wrote:

> Ignacio> The subject says it all, bandwidth demigods.
> Ignacio> Since I am about to start creating bandwidth graphs, is it wise to jump
> Ignacio> right into RRDtool or try to learn how to use MRTG? What I need is bandwidth
> Ignacio> graphs at the switch port level.
> Ignacio> Thanks for any (nice) comments about this issue.
> 
> No contest.  RRDtool takes the cake and the entire kitchen.  Faster,
> more flexible and powerful, perl bindings.  Why anyone would choose
> mrtg over RRDtool is beyond me.

Well let me just say that I am interested in moving over to RRDtool, but
from the screen shot's I've seen, it's butt-fugly compared to MRTG.  And
that's about the only reason I can come up with. :-)

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