Easiest way to see how much traffic each month?

wh33t · 10-24-2015, 02:47 AM

Hi LQ,

I've got a small Ubuntu-server netbook running at my parents place on their DSL connection. I use it mainly as a dropship/remote storage but also run a Mumble server for my small gaming clan. I'd like to know how much bandwidth I'm using each month.

Is there just a simple log I can look at on the system that will tell me the total amount of traffic for a given period of time for specific ports?

ondoho · 10-24-2015, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by wh33t

Is there just a simple log I can look at on the system that will tell me the total amount of traffic for a given period of time for specific ports?

i don't think so, but there are various apps that provide exactly that.
requires a little setup.
search LQ.

descendant_command · 10-24-2015, 05:11 AM

vnstat provides running totals by hour/day/month

If you want it by port, maybe just a couple of iptables rules to match the required traffic and a script to poll and log the counters would work.

berndbausch · 10-24-2015, 05:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wh33t

Hi LQ,

I've got a small Ubuntu-server netbook running at my parents place on their DSL connection. I use it mainly as a dropship/remote storage but also run a Mumble server for my small gaming clan. I'd like to know how much bandwidth I'm using each month.

Is there just a simple log I can look at on the system that will tell me the total amount of traffic for a given period of time for specific ports?

Check out iptraf. Requires very little setup.