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 © 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 PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

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