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Old 06-03-2002, 09:56 PM   #1
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Determining sent/received bytes ?

What is the command for this ?
I'm trying netstat but it only shows the total number of packets received/sent. I need the total bytes sent/received.
Thank you.
 
Old 06-04-2002, 10:03 AM   #2
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/sbin/ifconfig

No parameters.
 
Old 06-04-2002, 11:46 AM   #3
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Ok, this shows the sent/received packets.
Does that mean, bytes, kilobytes ? neither ?


UP BROADCAST RUNNING MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:290765028 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
TX packets:139832767 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:0 txqueuelen:100
Interrupt:11 Base address:0xc000
 
Old 06-05-2002, 07:11 AM   #4
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The only way to get a byte count through ifconfig that I know of is looking at a ppp interface with it.

Packets have nothing to do with bytes or Kilobytes.
 
Old 06-05-2002, 07:30 AM   #5
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the output from ifconfig would appear to include the information you are looking for on the bottom line. (RH 7.2)

UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:642300 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:131
TX packets:19729 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:215
RX bytes:51957905 (49.5 Mb) TX bytes:2537068 (2.4 Mb)
 
Old 06-05-2002, 01:28 PM   #6
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Quote:
Originally posted by Nelleh
the output from ifconfig would appear to include the information you are looking for on the bottom line. (RH 7.2)

UP BROADCAST NOTRAILERS RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:642300 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:131
TX packets:19729 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
collisions:215
RX bytes:51957905 (49.5 Mb) TX bytes:2537068 (2.4 Mb)
As I said, ONLY for a PPP interface! The MTU setting of 1500 gives it away.
 
Old 06-05-2002, 01:33 PM   #7
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I have the byte count and connect via ethernet.
No modem PPP or PPPoE here
 
Old 06-06-2002, 06:57 AM   #8
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Hmm... I cant seem to get Slackware's ifconfig to give me a byte count. Maybe I will try it on my redhat box when I get home!

Sorry if I seemed like a jerk in my posts above. My perceptions were just skewed!
 
Old 06-06-2002, 07:20 AM   #9
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also try iptables -L -v
but keep in mind that theese aren't all packets. The fragment packets don't get counted unless additional software installed
 
  


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