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2 * Argus Software - README
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23Argus 3.0.8
24QoSient, LLC
25http://qosient.com/argus
26
27This directory contains source code for Argus, an IP network
28transaction auditing tool, that generates a network activity audit
29of all network transactions, their state, and their performance.
30The data that Argus generates can be used for a wide range of tasks
31including Network Operations, Security, Assurance and Performance
32Management.
33
34This package contains the network activity sensor, that takes in
35raw packet data, from either a file or from the network, and generates
36network flow activity status records. Argus is comprehensive, in
37that it accounts for all network activity,, not just IP traffic.
38
39Use the accompaning argus-clients-3.0.8 tools to collect,
40process, print, graph, store, archive and manage the data that
41Argus generates.
42
43To install the software and get started, see the ./INSTALL file.
44For answers to many questions, please see the argus web site
45at http://qosient.com/argus.
46
47The Argus 3.0 has been ported to SunOS, Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD,
48OpenBSD, NetBSD, BSD Unix, AIX, HPUX, Irix, Onix, UniCos, VxWorks,
49Cygwin and OpenWRT, to name just a few, and the argus client
50software has been successfully used under most if not all
51the same platforms. If you port Argus to another system, please
52let us know on the mailing list.
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56
57IMPORTANT:
58
59Please send problems, bug reports, questions and comments to the argus
60mailing list at Carnegie Mellon University:
61
62 argus-info@lists.andrew.cmu.edu.
63
64We encourage you to use the './bin/argusbug' script when posting
65bug reports about Argus. Argusbug will gather some information about
66your system and start your editor with a form in which you can
67describe your problem. Delete information that you consider non-
68relevant to your problem. Bug reports not generated by Argusbug
69may be silently ignored by the Argus maintainers, so please use
70consider using the tool.
71
72Email that reports that 'Argus does not work. Why?' will
73be completely ignored.
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78Argus is the first netflow technology, started in 1984 at Georgia
79Tech, and adapted for cyber security operations in 1991 at Carengie
80Mellon University's Software Engineering Institute. While it has
81a long history, we still think of argus as innovative and leading
82edge. Comprehensive network transaction auditing is an extremely
83powerful network management tool, and a large number of sites do
84 benefit from the prototype work that has been done through the
85Argus Project.
86
87Again, thank you for your interest in Argus. I hope that you find
88the software useful.
89
90Carter
91
92carter@qosient.com
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