[Discuss] Visualizing LAN traffic

[dcrookston at gmail.com (Daniel C.)]

On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 5:34 PM, Tom Metro <tmetro-blu at vl.com> wrote:
> Anyone seen a tool for visualizing LAN traffic? Something that can
> distill what's going on down to a dynamic infographic of sorts, with
> ways of indicating unusual behavior?

On Monday I'm starting a class on data visualization.  I was thinking
of taking on something like this for the final project.  The idea that
someone would find such a tool useful makes me more than marginally
more interested.

> I've heard of tools that let you listen to LAN traffic, where supposedly
> you can easily hear the differences when something unusual happens. But
> I'd expect such a tool to get annoying fast.

I think I'd actually enjoy having something like that.  You could have
the volume down low enough that it would become background noise, and
you'd only notice it if something changed.  Just like machinery in a
factory or something.

-Dan