Iptraf: A Practical TCP/UDP Network Monitoring Tool

Iptraf: A Practical TCP/UDP Network Monitoring Tool

Iptraf is an ncurses-Based ip lan monitor that generates statistics including TCP information, UDP count, ICMP and OSPF information, Ethernet load information, node status information, IP checksum and error, and so on.

The ncurses-based user interface saves you from the tedious command line switch.

 

Features

• IP traffic monitor is used to display IP traffic changes in your network. Including tcp id information, packet and byte count, ICMP details, and OSPF Packet type.
• Simple and detailed interface statistics, including IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, non-IP, and other IP Packet Count, IP checksum and error, interface activity, and packet size count.
• The TCP and UDP Service monitors display the number of packets sent and received on common TCP and UDP application ports.
• The LAN data statistics module can discover online hosts and display statistics on their data activity.
• Display filters for TCP, UDP, and other protocols allow you to view only the traffic you are interested in.
• Log feature.
• Supports Ethernet, FDDI, ISDN, SLIP, PPP, and local loopback interfaces.
• Use the original socket interface built in the Linux kernel to allow iptraf to be used on various supported NICs.
• Full Screen, menu-driven operations.

 

Installation Method

Ubuntu and its derivative versions

1. sudo apt-get install iptraf

Arch Linux and its derivative versions

1. sudo pacman -S iptra

Fedora and its derivative versions

1. sudo yum install iptraf

 

Usage

If you run the iptraf command without any command line options, the program enters an interactive mode and can access multiple functions through the main menu.

Easy to use navigation menu.

Select the interface to monitor.

Traffic at the API ppp0.

Try it!

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