Pakket: ethstats (1.0-3)

script that quickly measures network device throughput

ethstats works by parsing the /proc/net/dev file that the Linux kernel maintains, and thus utilizes a negligible amount of CPU time. ethstats shows the throughput of each device in both megabits per second and packets per second.

Tags: System Administration: Monitoring, Implemented in: Perl, User Interface: Command Line, Role: Program, Scope: Utility, Purpose: Monitoring, Works with: Network Traffic