Welcome to nTap

The following sections describe nTap in detail:

User's Guide

• Introduction
• Architecture
• Containers and Virtual Machines
• Packets vs Flows
• Security and Performance
• Installation
  • Windows
  • Platform Limitations
  • Configuration
• License
• Use Cases
  • Remote tap sends traffic to nProbe
  • Remote tap sends traffic to ntopng
  • Remote tap sends traffic to non-ntop applications
  • Remote tap sends traffic to Open vSwitch
  • Collector Injects Received Traffic to Local Interface
  • Setting up Open vSwitch with nTap
• Performance and Hardware Sizing
• When shall I use nTap ?
• Performance Evaluation
• Developing nTap-based Applications
• Frequently Asked Questions
  • Q. What is the network overhead introduced by nTap ?
  • Q. How many remote taps a collector can handle ?
  • Q. What are the limitations of --ntap in ntopng/nProbe ?
  • Q. Can I use nTap to capture container traffic ?
  • Q. Is nTap available for Windows/MacOS ?
  • Q. How can I disable data encrytion in nTap?
  • Q. Can I use --ntap in ntopng with n2disk?
  • Q. How can I specify a filter for traffic forwarded by ntap remote?

Other Products

• ntopng
• nProbe
• nProbe Cento
• nDPI
• PF_RING
• nEdge
• n2disk
• nScrub
• nBox