iptotal8
Ip traffic-based monitor, not requiring snmp
Usage
iptotal [OPTS]
<interface>
Overview
iptotal listens to a network interface in non-promiscuous mode, and measures IP bandwidth usage. After the specified number of seconds, the average throughput is printed as total, input and output usage.
Options
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-c <filename> -
Read configuration file. Default is /etc/iptotal.cfg.
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-C -
Ignore configuration file.
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-d <level> -
Debug level: 0 - no debugging; 1 - summary; 3 - all packets captured.
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-f <filterstr> -
Use pcap filters (see tcpdump).
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-F -
Fork and run in background.
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-h -
Print help.
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-m <maskbits> -
Set number of network mask bits (1-32) for subnet traffic aggregation. Default is 24 (255.255.255.0).
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-P -
Use promiscuous mode on network interface.
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-r <seconds> -
Reporting period - number of seconds, default 300.
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-v -
Print version.
Configuration file
- /etc/iptotal.cfg
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File that defines the default configuration used. See iptotal_config(5) for more details.
Releases
11 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge); the text changed 2 times.