[Iftop-users] Outputting iftop to a file
Shannon Rodrigues
shannon.rodrigues at paladion.net
Mon, 24 Sep 2012 21:21:08 +0530
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Hi Jon,
Thank you for your reply.
In my typical setup, I want a tool which will display download rates of a
particular user/ subnet. I am configuring download limiting rules to user/
subnet but unfortunately have no tool to verify whether the config is
working or not.
Manually checking output of iftop is helpful, but I would like to push the
output to a file so that I could verify this at the end of the day. Getting
it listed by ports is not a necessity. Traffic to and from will solve my
purpose.
I would like the output of download rate of a user/ subnet to be written to
a file for lets say a 5 second interval.
Please let me know if there is more information you require from my side. I
am a newbie to linux and any input provided by you and the team will be
highly appreciated. :)
Have a wonderful day ahead.
Thanks and regards,
Shannon R
On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 6:59 PM, Jonathan Abbey
<jonabbey@arlut.utexas.edu>wrote:
> On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:10:46 -0500, Shannon Rodrigues wrote:
> | Hi Team,
> |
> | I would like to view the output of command iftop to a file instead of it
> | being displayed on the CLI.
>
> iftop is designed to be a real time view of network traffic. I don't
> think it's output would make much sense in a file.
>
> Exactly what kind of report do you want to have generated?
>
> Are you wanting to get a list of traffic to and from each address that
> communicates with your system, broken down by port? Are you wanting
> it to be divided into time intervals, or are you wanting totals?
>
> You'd have to describe in much greater detail what it is you're
> wanting to get from a file dump, and it's likely that there are better
> tools out there already for what you're wanting.. ?
>
> Jon
>
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<p>Hi Jon,</p><div>=A0</div><div>Thank you for your reply.</div><div>In my =
typical setup, I want a tool which will=A0display download rates of a parti=
cular user/ subnet. I am configuring download=A0limiting rules=A0to user/ s=
ubnet but unfortunately have no tool to verify whether the config is workin=
g or not.</div>
<div>=A0<br>Manually checking output of iftop is helpful, but I would like =
to push the output to a file so that I could verify this at the end of the =
day. Getting it listed by ports is not a necessity. Traffic to and from wil=
l solve my purpose. <br>
</div><div>I would like the output of download rate of a user/ subnet to be=
written to a file for lets say a 5 second interval. <br>Please let me know=
if there is more information you require from my side. I am a newbie to li=
nux and any input provided by you and the team will be highly appreciated. =
:)<br>
</div><div>Have a wonderful day ahead.</div><p>Thanks and regards,<br>Shann=
on R<br><br></p><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Sep 24, 2012 at 6:59 PM,=
Jonathan Abbey <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:jonabbey@arlut.utex=
as.edu" target=3D"_blank">jonabbey@arlut.utexas.edu</a>></span> wrote:<b=
r>
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color:rgb(204,204,204);border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid" class=
=3D"gmail_quote"><div class=3D"im">On Mon, 24 Sep 2012 06:10:46 -0500, Shan=
non Rodrigues wrote:<br>
| Hi Team,<br>
|<br>
| I would like to view the output of command iftop to a file instead of it<=
br>
| being displayed on the CLI.<br>
<br>
</div>iftop is designed to be a real time view of network traffic. =A0I don=
't<br>
think it's output would make much sense in a file.<br>
<br>
Exactly what kind of report do you want to have generated?<br>
<br>
Are you wanting to get a list of traffic to and from each address that<br>
communicates with your system, broken down by port? =A0Are you wanting<br>
it to be divided into time intervals, or are you wanting totals?<br>
<br>
You'd have to describe in much greater detail what it is you're<br>
wanting to get from a file dump, and it's likely that there are better<=
br>
tools out there already for what you're wanting.. ?<br>
<br>
=A0Jon<br>
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