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Howto: Debian bandwidth monitor via CLI

Very useful tool for Linux systems which allows one monitor the interface statistics, TCP port connections & bandwidth usage – ‘iptraf’:

(apt-cache search iptraf)

iptraf – Interactive Colorful IP LAN Monitor

Debian has a package of iptraf, the installation is easy:

apt-get install iptraf

I will demonstrate you how to monitor your outgoing bandwidth on your machine,

To run iptraf type the ./iptraf command in the shell,

 

 Select "Detailed interface statistics" from the menu:

Choose your interface to monitor (In our example eth0):

 Wait about 5secs (iptraf needs it for synchronization):

The current outgoing bandwidth usage is circled in red.

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