---
name: "ramon"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "argus-client"
version: "2.0.6.fixes.1-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ramon"
---

# ramon(1)

provide RMON2 style reports from argus(8) data.

## NAME

**ramon** - provide RMON2 style reports from **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md)** data.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2000-2003 QoSient. All rights reserved.

## SYNOPSIS

**ramon** \[ra-options\] **-M (TopN \| Matrix \| HostProto \| HostSvc \| Svc) \[-M Net/masklen\]** \[ *expression* \]

## DESCRIPTION

**Ramon** reads **[argus(8)](/argus/8.md)** data from an *argus data* source, aggregates the records, sorts them based on user supplied criteria  and generates modified argus data that supports RMON2 style tables and data reporting.

**Ramon** supports the same sorting capabilites and calling syntax as **rasort()** for specifying the sorting algorithm and order.

The output is valid argus data, and can be operated on using any ra\*() program.

Like all ra based clients,  **ramon** supports a large number of options, configuration through .rarc files, and input filtering using the terminating filter *expression*.

See the **[ra(1)](/ra/1.md)** man page for details on *ra-options* and *expression* syntax.

## RAMON SPECIFIC OPTIONS

- **-M TopN**

  Generate the top N list of network addresses and supply the incoming and outgoing packet and bytes counts.  The addresses can be modified using the -M Net mode in addition to this mode.

- **-M Matrix**

  Generate the list of talkers ( A \<-\> B) and supply the incoming and outgoing packet and byte counts.  The talker addresses can be modified using the -M Net mode.

- **-M HostProto**

  Generate the list of protocols that are being used by each address and supply the incoming and outgoing packet and byte counts seen.

- **-M HostSvc**

  Generate the list of services that are being used by each address and supply the incoming and outgoing packet and byte counts seen.

- **-M Svc**

  Generate the list of services (dst port number) and supply the incoming and outgoing packet and byte counts seen.

- **-M Net\[/masklen\]**

  Track addresses as networks rather than host addresses. If the option masklen is not provided, the addresses are traced as subnets based on their Class network address.

- **-a**

  Don't filter output to match expression filter.  This generates the complete set of addresses/nets that contributed to the inbound and outbound metrics.

## AUTHORS

```
Carter Bullard (carter@qosient.com).
```

## SEE ALSO

[**ra**(1)](/ra/1.md), [**rasort**(1)](/rasort/1.md), [**rarc**(5)](/rarc/5.md), [**argus**(8)](/argus/8.md),