About JxNAP

JXNap is a distributed modular network monitoring system designed in such a way that it can be used for almost any purpose, from intruder detection to monitoring the usage of a website. The system is made up of 3 components, the node, the hub and the GUI.

The node is responsable for capturing the traffic on the network and doing the primary analysis of it and then passing the relative information on to the hub.

The hub is responsable for collecting the data from several hubs and logging the events in a persistant manner, for later access by the GUI. The hub can also optionally perform further analysis in the events from several nodes and use smaller events from several nodes to for example create a larger more critical event for the entire network being monitored.

The GUI is responsable for displaying the results of the captured data to the network administrators, and generating reports and graphs for them to work from. The GUI will be able to connect to multipul hubs and form a even more powerful view of a single network. The hubs will also be able to support connections from multiple GUI's at any one point in time so that more than one administrator can view and access the information generated.