[Techtalk] network tools

[Hamster]

> > 2. Traffic counters. By this I mean being able to monitor on a per
> > interface basis the amount of traffic going in and out. A programme that
> > tells you something like 240bytes has gone outward from eth1 and 397
> > bytes have come in on eth0.
> 
> 'ifconfig' can tell you these stats .. as for pretty programs that graph
> daily statistics, etc. i've never used them for my personal use.
> 

Doesnt ifconfig just tell you the number of packets? I mean right now its telling me  11087444 packets have been sent - but I still have no idea the quantity - ie I was looking for something to say, 15M has gone out eth0, not 1234 packets have gone out.

Thanks for all the info though!

Hamster