iptraf - Interactive Colorful IP LAN Monitor
SYNOPSIS
iptraf { [ -f ] [ -q ] [ { -i iface | -g | -d iface | -s
iface | -z iface | -l iface } [ -t timeout ] [ -B [ -L
logfile ] ] ] | [ -h ] }
DESCRIPTION
iptraf is an ncurses-based IP LAN monitor that generates
various network statistics including TCP info, UDP counts,
ICMP and OSPF information, Ethernet load info, node stats,
IP checksum errors, and others.
If the command is issued without any command-line options,
the program comes up in interactive mode, with the various
facilities accessed through the main menu.
OPTIONS
These options can also be supplied to the command:
-i iface
immediately start the IP traffic monitor on the
specified interface, or all interfaces if "-i all"
is specified
-g immediately start the general interface statistics
-d iface
allows you to immediately start the detailed on the
indicated interface (iface)
-s iface
allows you to immediately monitor TCP and UDP traf
fic on the specified interface (iface)
-z iface
shows packet counts by size on the specified inter
face
-l iface
start the LAN station monitor on the specified
interface, or all LAN interfaces if "-l all" is
specified
-t timeout
tells IPTraf to run the specified facility for only
timeout minutes. This option is used only with one
of the above parameters.
-B redirect standard output to /dev/null, closes stan
dard input, and forks the program into the back
ground. Can be used only with one of the facility
process a USR2 signal to terminate.
-L logfile
allows you to specify an alternate log file name.
The default log file name is based on either the
interface selected (detailed interface statistics,
TCP/UDP service statistics, packet size breakdown),
or the instance of the facility (IP traffic moni
tor, LAN station monitor). If a path is not speci
fied, the log file is placed in /var/log/iptraf
-f clears all locks and counters, causing this
instance of IPTraf to think it's the first one run
ning. This should only be used to recover from an
abnormal termination or crash.
-q no longer needed, maintained only for compatibil
ity.
-h shows a command summary
SIGNALS
SIGUSR1 - rotates log files while program is running
SIGUSR2 - terminates an IPTraf process running in the
background.
FILES
/var/log/iptraf/*.log - log file
/var/local/iptraf/* - important IPTraf data files
SEE ALSO
Documentation/* - complete documentation written by the
author
AUTHOR
Gerard Paul Java (riker@mozcom.com)
MANUAL AUTHOR
Frederic Peters (fpeters@debian.org), using iptraf --help
General manual page modifications by Gerard Paul Java
(riker@mozcom.com)
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