IPTraf-ng - A Network Monitoring Tool for Linux
Abstract: IPTraf-ng is a console-based Linux network statistics monitoring program that shows information about IP trafficiptraf-ng Menu The iptraf interactive
IPTraf-ng is a console-based Linux network statistics monitoring program that shows information about IP traffic, which includes information such as:
- Current TCP connections
- UDP, ICMP, OSPF, and other types of IP packets
- Packet and byte counts on TCP connections
- IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, non-IP, and other packet and byte counts
- TCP/UDP counts by ports
- Packet counts by packet sizes
- Packet and byte counts by IP address
- Interface activity
- Flag statuses on TCP packets
- LAN station statistics
The IPTraf-ng utility can be used to find out the type of traffic on your network, and what kind of service is the most heavily used on what systems, among
others.
In this article, you will learn how to install and use the IPTraf-ng network statistics utility in Linux systems.
Installing IPTraf-ng in LinuxIPTraf-ng is part of the Linux distribution and can be installed on RHEL-based distributions such as CentOS Stream, Fedora, Rocky Linux, and AlmaLinux using the following yum command from the terminal.
# yum install iptraf-ngInstall IPtraf-ng in RHEL
Under Debian-based distributions, iptraf-ng can be installed using Ubuntu Software Center or apt package manager as shown.
$ sudo apt install iptraf-ngInstall IPtraf-ng in Debian Usage of IPTraf-ng in Linux
Once iptraf-ng is installed, run the following command from the terminal to launch an ascii-based menu interface that will allow you to view current IP traffic monitoring, General interface statistics, Detailed interface statistics, Statistical breakdowns, LAN station monitors, Filters, and also provide some configure options where you can configure as per your need.
# iptraf-ngiptraf-ng Menu
The iptraf interactive screen displays a menu system with different options to choose from. Here are some screenshots that show real-time IP traffic counts and interface statistics etc.
Linux IP Traffic Monitor Linux IP Traffic Monitor General Interface Statistics Linux Network Interface Statistics Detailed Interface Statistics Linux Monitor Network Statistics Statistical Breakdowns Linux Network Statistical Breakdowns LAN Station Monitor Linux LAN Station Monitoring Configure IPTraf Configure IPTraf OptionsUsing 「iptraf -i」 will immediately start the IP traffic monitor on a particular interface. For example, the following command will start the IP traffic on interface eth0.
This is the primary interface card that is attached to your system. Else you can also monitor all your network interface traffic using the argument as 「iptraf -i all「.
# iptraf-ng -i eth0 Or # iptraf-ng -i allLinux LAN Network Interface Monitoring
Similarly, you can also monitor TCP/UDP traffic on a specific interface, using the following command.
# iptraf-ng -s eth0Linux TCP/UDP Network Monitor
If you want to know more options and how to use them, check iptraf-ng ‘man page‘ or use the command as ‘iptraf-ng -help‘ for more parameters. For more information visit the official project page.