NAME¶

iptotal - IP Traffic-based monitor, not requiring SNMP

SYNOPSIS¶

iptotal [ OPTS] <interface>

DESCRIPTION¶

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¶

-c <filename>

Read configuration file. Default is /etc/iptotal.cfg.

-C

Ignore configuration file.

-d <level>

Debug level: 0 - no debuging; 1 - summary; 3 - all packets captured.

-f <filterstr>

Use pcap filters (see tcpdump).

-F

Fork and run in background.

-h

Print help.

-m <maskbits>

Set number of network mask bits (1-32) for subnet traffic aggregation. Default is 24 (255.255.255.0).

-P

Use promiscuous mode on network interface.

-r <seconds>

Reporting period - number of seconds, default 300.

-v

Print version.

 

CONFIGURATION FILE¶

/etc/iptotal.cfg

File that defines the default configuration used. See iptotal_config(5) for more details.

 

AUTHOR¶

Written by Antoine Megens <webmaster@dingetje.homeip.net> Manpage written by Millis Miller <millis@faztek.org>

REPORTING BUGS¶

Report bugs to <webmaster@dingetje.homeip.net>

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright © 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO¶

iptotal_config(5), iptotald(8), tcpdump(1)?