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How to install NTOP on CentOS 5.5 64bits

Quick and easisest way:


rpm -Uvh rpmforge-release-0.3.6-1.el5.rf.x86_64.rpm
yum install ntop



# Get yum ready
yum clean all
yum update



# Install Development Tools
yum groupinstall “Development Tools”



# Install more ntop Dependencies
yum install libpcap-devel libpcap



# Install RDD tools dependencies
yum install cairo-devel libxml2-devel pango-devel pango libpng-devel freetype freetype-devel libart_lgpl-devel



# Download, compile and install RDDTools
tar xvzf rrdtool-1.4.5.tar.gz
cd rrdtool-1.4.5
./configure
make
make install



# Download, compile and Install GeopIP
tar xvzf GeoIP.tar.gz
cd GeoIP-1.4.6/
./configure
./make
./make install


NOTE: config at: /usr/local/etc/GeoIP.conf


#Download, compile and install nTop 4.0.1
tar xvzf ntop4.0.1.tar.gz
cd ntop-4.0.1/
autoconf
./configure –with-rrd-home=/opt/rrdtool-1.4.4/
make
make install



# Add ntop user and directory permissions.
useradd -M -s /sbin/nologin -r ntop
chown -R ntop:root /usr/local/var/ntop/
chown -R ntop:ntop /usr/local/share/ntop/



# Set ntop password
ntop -A

# To start ntop on boot


nano /etc/rc.local # and add: /usr/local/bin/ntop -i “eth0,eth1″ -d -L -u ntop -P /usr/local/
you have multiple interface (eth0, eth1 and so on), start ntop as follows:



# To start ntop
/usr/bin/ntop -i “eth0″ -d -L -u ntop -P /var/ntop –skip-version-check –use-syslog=daemon
htpasswd -c /etc/httpd/.htpasswd segredes


Where,


* -i “eth0,eth1″ : Specifies the network interface or interfaces to be used by ntop for network monitoring. Here you are monitoring eth0 and eth1.
* -d : Run ntop as a daemon.
* -L : Send all log messages to the system log (/var/log/messages) instead of screen.
* -u ntop : Start ntop as ntop user
* -P /usr/local/var/ntop : Specify where ntop stores database files. You may need to backup database as part of your disaster recovery program.
* –skip-version-check : By default, ntop accesses a remote file to periodically check if the most current version is running. This option disables that check.
* –use-syslog=daemon : Use syslog daemon.


By default ntop listen on 3000 port. You can view ntop stats by visiting following url:
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