---
name: "bandwidthd.conf"
section: "5"
platform: "linux"
package: "bandwidthd"
version: "2.0.1+cvs20090917-18"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bandwidthd.conf"
---

# bandwidthd.conf(5)

configuration file for bandwidthd

## NAME

bandwidthd.conf - configuration file for bandwidthd

## DESCRIPTION

The file, */etc/bandwidthd/bandwidthd.conf*, is read by bandwidthd when started. It contains a small set of tunable options for bandwidthd features that can be adjusted.

## OPTIONS

- **subnet** *\<network\> \<netmask\>*

  Subnet to log traffic for.

- **dev** *\<device\>*

  Device to listen on.

- **skip\_intervals** *\<n\>*

  Number on intervals (2.5 minute) to skip between graphing. Default 0.

- **graph\_cutoff** *\<kilobytes-minimum\>*

  Number of kilobytes required before drawing a graph for a host. Default 1024.

- **promiscuous** *\<bool\>*

  Put device in promisc ("eavesdropping") mode. Default true.

- **output\_cdf** *\<bool\>*

  Write logfiles for analyzed traffic. Default false.

- **recover\_cdf** *\<bool\>*

  Recover from logfiles after restart. Default false.\
   **Warning:** This can take very long time if the logfiles are big.\
   Enabling this and having bandwidthd start on system start might be a bad idea. It will delay your possibilities to log in locally since it's not done in the background.

- **filter** *\<pcap-filter-rule\>*

  Pcap filter rule to use. Always include "ip" to avoid weird problems. Default "ip".

- **graph** *\<bool\>*

  Write graphs and html for analyzed traffic. Default true.

- **meta\_refresh** *\<seconds\>*

  Number of seconds before html-page reloads. 0 to disable. Default 150.

## FILES

```
/etc/bandwidthd/bandwidthd.conf	- configuration file.
/etc/init.d/bandwidthd			- startscript.
```

## SEE ALSO

[bandwidthd(8)](/bandwidthd/8.md)\

Furter information available at the website:\
 *http://bandwidthd.sourceforge.net*

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Andreas Henriksson \<andreas@fatal.se\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system.