iftop-users July 2008

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[Iftop-users] iftop cumm value
by Marcus Moeller 23 Jul '08

23 Jul '08

Hi all. I am not really sure what the cumm: values in iftop output are standing for? It does not seem to be a traffic counter not does is display the overall traffic (TX/RX) as it's higher then my max. bandwith. Best Regards Marcus

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Re: [Iftop-users] If top help
by Mr nandkishor jade 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

Hi, Ok, If I wnat to serch the bandwidth usage for a Ip 192.168.0.36 which accessing youtube.com, then How I look that, How much bandwidth this user has used. Also in this tree figure which figure stands for which value . 92.5Kb 31.2Kb 7.79Kb Regards, Nandkishor --- On Fri, 7/4/08, Revellion <revellion(a)gmail.com> wrote: > From: Revellion <revellion(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Iftop-users] If top help > To: jadenandkishor(a)yahoo.com > Date: Friday, July 4, 2008, 5:12 PM > the statistics can't really be redirected. since iftop > reads the traffic > using libpcap and displays the usage for a certain > timeframe by taking > samples of it. > > only way you could get something like that is to use > tcpdump and dump the > whole traffic stream which can be huge with much traffic. > and therefore not > very practical. iftop is like top in that aspect. you can > "watch/monitor" > but it cant save the stats to files to be used later in > presentation/display. > > you'd have to use a different way to get BW stats for > that user. maybe > consider iptables and it's counters? > > like > iptables -A FORWARD -s 192.168.0.36 -j ACCEPT for outgoing > and > iptables -A FORWARD -d 192.168.0.36 -j ACCEPT for ingoing > > then check the stats using iptables -L FORWARD -v > Maybe do a script that reads the counter periodically and > records the value > to a file > > On Fri, Jul 4, 2008 at 6:56 AM, Mr nandkishor jade > <jadenandkishor(a)yahoo.com> > wrote: > > > Hi, > > How I redirect the output of this ittop > to any file for a > > shecifice host. If we run iftop command then we swa > the 5 feilds output > > first & second shows the IP address of source > & destinations. But what is > > the 3,4 & 5 colloumns stand for. for example. > > > > 203.199.83.171 => 192.168.0.36 92.5Kb > 31.2Kb 7.79Kb > > > > Also If I wnat to send the bandwidth > history of IP > > 192.168.0.36 to another file for browsing later then, > What command I run. > > > > > > Regards, > > Nandkishor Jade > > +91-9969062597 > > > > --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Revellion > <revellion(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > From: Revellion <revellion(a)gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [Iftop-users] If top help > > > To: jadenandkishor(a)yahoo.com > > > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 6:42 PM > > > simple. just use a filter :P, host 192.168.0.2 > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 3, 2008 at 1:54 PM, Mr nandkishor > jade > > > <jadenandkishor(a)yahoo.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I have installe dthe iftop. If user > A > > > (192.168.0.2) using the > > > > youtube.com & looking some videows then, > How I see > > > in iftop command how > > > > much bandwidth is utilised by user A for > using the > > > youtube.com. > > > > And also how I redirect this output > to othr > > > fiel for looking the > > > > later. > > > > > > > > Regards, > > > > Nandkishor > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > iftop-users mailing list > > > > iftop-users(a)lists.beasts.org > > > > > http://lists.beasts.org/mailman/listinfo/iftop-users > > > > > > > > > > > >

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[Iftop-users] how to move the o/p to one file after viewing that.
by Mr nandkishor jade 04 Jul '08

04 Jul '08

Hi, If we hit the iftop command then it give us the 5 colloumns o/p. 1 & 2nd are the IP address . & whats are the 3rd, 4th & 5th collums are stands for. Also If I want to move the bandwidth history, utilised by one IP to a file for further looking then how I send it that. Regards, Nandkishor Jade +91-99690 62597

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[Iftop-users] If top help
by Mr nandkishor jade 03 Jul '08

03 Jul '08

Hi, I have installe dthe iftop. If user A (192.168.0.2) using the youtube.com & looking some videows then, How I see in iftop command how much bandwidth is utilised by user A for using the youtube.com. And also how I redirect this output to othr fiel for looking the later. Regards, Nandkishor

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