Link Options

In order to configure NetTracker to track links, you will need to follow these two steps:

1. Redirect the links through the included cgi program

You will need to redirect all links that you would like to track through a special cgi program that is included with NetTracker. This cgi program, named ntlinktrack.cgi on UNIX and ntlinktrack.exe on Windows NT, is placed in the NetTracker program directory when NetTracker is installed. You now have to copy this program from the NetTracker program directory into a cgi accessible directory (for example: /usr/ns-home/cgi-bin or c:\inetpub\scripts).

All of the links that you would like to track will have to be re-directed through the ntlinktrack.cgi (or ntlinktrack.exe on NT) program as shown in the example below:

<A HREF="/cgi-bin/ntlinktrack.cgi?http://www.sane.com/products/NetTracker/">NetTracker Home Page</A>

In the example above, the URL located immediately after the question mark (?) is the URL where the person will go to when they click on the link. You will need to enter this URL.

2. Enter the path to ntlinktrack.cgi.

You will now need to configure the Links option in the Edit Report Options section of NetTracker so NetTracker will generate a summary for the links that you have set up.

Full path of ntlinktrack.cgi:

Enter the full path to where ntlinktrack.cgi (or ntlinktrack.exe on NT) will be located. To save this path, click on the Save Options button.