Section: System Manager's Manual (8)Updated: Jun 2004Local indexUp
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.