Source code installs ntop network sniffer tool
Source code package:
Libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz rrdtool-1.2.13.tar.gz ntop-3.3.tar.gz
Installation sequence:
First libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz or rrdtool-1.2.13.tar.gz, then ntop-3.3.tar.gz
Install libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz:
[root@localhost test] # tar-zxf libpcap-0.8.3.tar.gz-C / usr/src/
[root@localhost test] # cd / usr/src/libpcap-0.8.3/
[root@localhost libpcap-0.8.3] #. / configure
[root@localhost libpcap-0.8.3] # make & & make install
Problems encountered during installation and their solutions:
① #. / configure
Configure: error: Your operating system's lex is insufficient to compile
Libpcap. Flex is a lex replacement that has many advantages, including
Being able to compile libpcap. For more information, see
Http://www.gnu.org/software/flex/flex.html.
Solution # yum install flex-y, and then execute. / configure
② # make & & make install
Make: yacc: command not found
Make: * * [grammar.c] error 127
Solution # yum install byacc-y, then compile and install make & & make install
Install rrdtool-1.2.13.tar.gz:
[root@localhost test] # tar-zxf rrdtool-1.2.13.tar.gz-C / usr/src/
[root@localhost test] # cd / usr/src/rrdtool-1.2.13/
[root@localhost rrdtool-1.2.13] #. / configure-prefix=/usr/local/
[root@localhost rrdtool-1.2.13] # make & & make install
Install ntop-3.3.tar.gz:
[root@localhost test] # tar-zxf ntop-3.3.tar.gz-C / usr/src/
[root@localhost test] # cd / usr/src/ntop-3.3/
[root@localhost ntop-3.3] #. / configure-prefix=/usr/local/
[root@localhost ntop-3.3] # make & & make install
[root@localhost ntop-3.3] # ntop- A
Please enter the password for the admin user: setting password
Please enter the password again:
Passwords don't match. Please try again.
[root@localhost ntop-3.3] # ntop- d-u nobody-w 9000-I eth0
Enter http:// ip: Port in the browser to enter the ntop interface:
Problems encountered during installation and their solutions:
Unable to find configure script:
Solution:
# yum install automake autoconf-y
①. / autogen.sh-- disable-mysql
You must have libtool installed to compile ntop.
Download the appropriate package for your distribution, or get the source
Tarball from ftp://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/libtool
Solution: # yum install libtool-y, then. / autogen.sh-- disable-mysql
Configure: error: C++ preprocessor "/ lib/cpp" fails sanity check
Solution: # yum install gcc*-y, then. / autogen.sh-- disable-mysql
It is also reported:
ERROR: gdbm header or library routines are missing
* (yes means it was found, no means it was not found)
*
* gdbm.h...no
* gdbm_open () in-lgdbm...no
*
* > > No way to proceed.
*
* 1. Install libgdbm
*? And Rerun. / configure
*? Or 2. Use the-with-gdbm-xxxxx= options
*
*
Configure: error: Unable to continue... Aborting. / configure
Solution: # yum install gdbm-devel-y, then. / autogen.sh-- disable-mysql
② [root@localhost ntop-3.3] # autoconf
[root@localhost ntop-3.3] # automake
The configure script is generated, and then continue. / configure
