How to see network packets sent/recieved

anti.corp · 01-17-2006, 06:46 AM

Hi,

How can I see how many packets/MiB sent to/from my pc?

Im using Debian Etch.

Sincerely Jorgen

nx5000 · 01-17-2006, 07:05 AM

you should find everyting in

Code:

ifconfig

or for more details

Code:

netstat -s

anti.corp · 01-17-2006, 08:32 AM

Awsome! Thanks alot

Sincerely, Jørgen

saman007uk · 01-17-2006, 11:11 AM

For a better and more graphical analysis fo what's going on in your network, have a look at http://www.ntop.org/

haertig · 01-17-2006, 11:45 AM

If you want to capture and analyse the packets in detail, Ethereal is a good packet sniffer.

Dead Parrot · 01-18-2006, 07:56 AM

iftop is also a great tool. It's like top, only it shows your bandwidth usage information on the specified network interface.

To install iftop, type "su" to become the root user and then type "aptitude install iftop" (and then hit Enter). Typing "man iftop" will show you how you can use iftop.