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Introduction
For this installation, I chose to install and try out IPTraf, a handy
little application that lets one see what kind of traffic is being
generated and through which ports traffic is flowing. Pretty handy
for finding out if something is going on on a port you know should
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Narrative
After doing installation 9, with the NMap install, I became curious
about being able to easily monitor my systems for illicit traffic.
IPTraf seemed like a cool means to this end, so I went about getting
and installing it.
This install started out like the others; I ftp'd the tarball to a
folder on RED, and de tarred it. When I looked at the content, however,
I noticed that there was no configure file in the directory. As usual,
I read the Readme and install files, and the directions for this app.
Unlike previous apps, the install directions told me to simply type
'./Setup' and everything would be installed.
So, I did, and I got a message about a successful install and that
all I had to do was type 'iptraf' to launch the app. However, when I tried that, I got a distressing little message that iptraf could
not be found. After I checked and made sure my path was correct, and I was still having no success, I decided to try a clean install. I downloaded everything again, and tried a different set of commands
to install IPTraf. They were, from the app directory:
cd src
make clean
make
make install
This was stated as being the old way of installing IPTraf, but should
still work. Again, the install seemed to go smooth, but when the dust
settled, IPTraf still could not be found. So, I decided to actually
check in the directory the app was supposed to install in: /usr/local/bin/.
Guess, what? No iptraf was there.
It didn't take long to realize that only root could place stuff in
that directory, so I became root and installed the application a third
time. Success! But now, I didn't have permission to run it as a normal
user. I got this message stating that only administrators could run
this app. I tried changing ownership and permissions to no avail.
Finally, I tried 'sudo iptraf', and the app started right up.
Once i was in, the app was very straightforward and easy to use. You
could look at general stats for a system, get a detailed view, or
even focus on port activity. IPTraf even has the ability to filter
ports and to configure the system. |
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Instructions
for use
To
use IPTraf, type 'sudo iptraf'. Enter you password and your in.
From there, the app gives you a menu where you can choose what you
want to do. Its all very easy and straightforward.
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Functionality
Works great! |
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Files
and Baubles screen shots, script files, extras
• Script from installation
• Script from installation and permissions
• The main menu screenshot
• General Stats screenshot
• Detailed Stats screenshot
• Stats by port screenshot
• Filter status screenshot
• Configuring possibilities
screenshot
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