[ale] Monitor Internet Traffic

[Jim Kinney]

Use iptables and add a counter table that update based on mac or ip. Then
run a cron to read the table values and dump into rrd.
On Aug 12, 2015 2:51 PM, "Chris Fowler" <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:

> I like wireshark for short bursts when trynig to see what is going on.
> For what I want to do I want to sniff 24x7 and be able to graph by device
> if needed.
>
> For your Sharp issue, you could write a script in Perl, Python, etc to
> proxy the connections.  That script the logs all data to a file.
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> *From: *"Darrell Golliher" <darrell at golliher.net>
> *To: *"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> *Cc: *"Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> *Sent: *Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:31:36 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [ale] Monitor Internet Traffic
>
> Anybody have a easy to use way to listen in on a network connection that
> uses a line based text protocol?  In other words something that taps into a
> telnet connection, but on a custom port.    I’m looking for something to
> show me exactly what is transpiring between my networked Sharp TV and the
> Sharp remote control app.
>
> I tried wireshark, though I’m completely unskilled in its use.  What it
> produces for me does not look like the text based traffic I’m looking for.
>
> tia,
>
> Darrell
>
>
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> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Chuck Payne <terrorpup at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Chris,
>>
>> Wireshark, in console mode is tshark. TCPDUMP is good. But if you
>> wanting some graphs, you could set up your pi as the default gw use
>> some great tools with debian like
>>
>> awffull
>> iptool
>> ntop, but make sure you set up a password or change the port.
>>
>> But that just my 2 cents.
>>
>> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Chris Fowler
>> <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
>> > I have a TP-LINK ADSL2+ dual-band wireless router. It offers me no
>> features
>> > to monitor traffic. I'm thinking about buying a ADSL2+ bridge at Frys
>> and
>> > then tapping the CAT-5 from it to the TP-LINK to sniff. Are there any
>> good
>> > Linux packages to do this? Something I could run on the Pi2?
>> >
>> > I'll use DHCP to statically assign each device in the house with an ip
>> > address. I will then look at traffic based on IP. I'm trying to get an
>> > idea of how much bandwidth we are using and when so that when I need it
>> most
>> > I can throttle it down. I'll know where it is coming from.
>> >
>> >
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