Monitor Web Browsing Habits of Networked Users

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Published on 2010-12-22T21:26:16Z Indexed on 2010/12/22 21:55 UTC
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I've been tasked with generating dynamic, real-time (or as close to real-time as possible) reports on the web browsing habits of my users.

Basically we need a way of charting the amount of time user X spends on website Y.

The last stop on our network is a FreeBSD box that is currently generating netflow data. I've reviewed some netflow analyzers but none seem to meet our needs.

Any tools or suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

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