NetFlow and Flow Analysis

Question 1

What is FPC?

Answer 1

Full Packet Capture

Captures the entire packet, including the header and the payload for all traffic entering and leaving the network

Question 2

What is Flow Analysis?

Answer 2

relies on a flow collector, which is a means of recording metadata and statistics about network traffic rather than recording each and every frame that’s passing over the network.

Question 3

What is Netflow?

Answer 3

Cisco-developed means of reporting network flow information to a structured database.

Question 4

What is IPFIX?

Answer 4

IP Flow Information Export

Defines traffic flows based on shared packet characteristics

Question 5

What is Zeek?

Answer 5

hybrid tool that passively monitors your network like a sniffer and then it can log full packet captures based on data of potential interest.

Question 6

What is MRTG?

Answer 6

Multi Router Traffic Grapher

this tool is used to create graphs that show network traffic flows through the network interfaces of different routers and switches by pulling those appliances using SNMP