debian man page for iptotal

IPTOTAL(8)						      System Manager's Manual							IPTOTAL(8)

NAME
       iptotal - IP Traffic-based monitor, not requiring SNMP

SYNOPSIS
       iptotal [OPTS] <interface>

DESCRIPTION
       iptotal listens to a network interface in non-promiscuous mode, and measures IP bandwidth usage. After the specified number of seconds, the
       average throughput is printed as total, input and output usage.

OPTIONS
       -c <filename>
	      Read configuration file. Default is /etc/iptotal.cfg.

       -C     Ignore configuration file.

       -d <level>
	      Debug level: 0 - no debuging; 1 - summary; 3 - all packets captured.

       -f <filterstr>
	      Use pcap filters (see tcpdump).

       -F     Fork and run in background.

       -h     Print help.

       -m <maskbits>
	      Set number of network mask bits (1-32) for subnet traffic aggregation.  Default is 24 (255.255.255.0).

       -P     Use promiscuous mode on network interface.

       -r <seconds>
	      Reporting period - number of seconds, default 300.

       -v     Print version.

CONFIGURATION FILE
       /etc/iptotal.cfg
	      File that defines the default configuration used. See iptotal_config(5) for more details.

AUTHOR
       Written by Antoine Megens <webmaster@dingetje.homeip.net>

       Manpage written by Millis Miller <millis@faztek.org>

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <webmaster@dingetje.homeip.net>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2003, 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       iptotal_config(5), iptotald(8), tcpdump(1)

iptotal 0.3.3							     Jun 2004								IPTOTAL(8)