network monitor

scap1784 · Apprentice Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 225

I am looking for a program i could run that could monitor my network and log connections. Is there a program i could use and if so what is it.

Private_X · n00b Joined: 30 May 2003 Posts: 34 Location: Germany

To monitor your connections at your box you can use "iptraf". The description says: "IPTraf is an ncurses-based IP LAN monitor". I don't know if it can log connections and i'm not sure if you are looking for this. You might want to have a look at your /usr/portage/net-analyzer/ where such network stuff ebuilds are stored. Another way to log connections is via iptables. If you want something completely different than ask another question more precisely.

snipingkills · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:33 am Post subject:

Well how about monitoring network traffic in an app like gkrellm over a remote connection without having X installed on your remote pc.
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scap1784 · Apprentice Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 225

well the gkrellm thing is what i have right now and what i don't like about it is that i can't see who is connected unless they are still connected so if one of my servers just had a hit and i wasn't right there to witness it then i dunno about it or i do but have no idea where it can from. I just want a way to keep track of who is accessing what on my computer.

snipingkills · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 9:04 am Post subject:

Well I was asking myself since I have three pcs on a network and would like to set one up as a possible ftp/http server and was wondering about traffic graphs without opening up mozilla and possibly cpu usage, but I dont have X installed on the soon to be server.
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scap1784 · Apprentice Joined: 25 Dec 2002 Posts: 225

yes somthign like that would be that i am looking for but that also kept track of the ips as well

Braempje · l33t Joined: 31 Jan 2003 Posts: 748

How about ntop? I've heard it's very powerfull...
More info on their website.
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Forse · Posted: Wed Jun 04, 2003 8:34 pm Post subject:

here is what I use:

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