vnstati
Vnstati is a command-line tool used for monitoring network traffic and generating statistical network traffic reports. It is specifically designed to help visualize and analyze network traffic statistics. The tool uses data collected by other tools like libpcap for analyzing network traffic from a specific interface. Vnstati provides various reports including hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, and top 10 talkers and listeners. It supports both IPv4 and IPv6 protocols, making it suitable for monitoring both types of network traffic. Vnstati requires minimal system resources and is highly efficient in generating network traffic reports. The tool generates simple graphical output in the form of PNG images or HTML documents, which makes it easy to interpret and share the network statistics. It is widely used by system administrators and network engineers for monitoring and analysis purposes.
List of commands for vnstati:
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vnstati:tldr:1b0ae vnstati: Output monthly traffic statistics from the last 12 months.$ vnstati --months --iface ${network_interface} --output ${path-to-output-png}try on your machineexplain this command
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vnstati:tldr:276ae vnstati: Output a summary of the last 2: months, days, and all-time.$ vnstati --summary --iface ${network_interface} --output ${path-to-output-png}try on your machineexplain this command
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vnstati:tldr:a97a0 vnstati: Output hourly traffic statistics from the last 24 hours.$ vnstati --hours --iface ${network_interface} --output ${path-to-output-png}try on your machineexplain this command
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vnstati:tldr:cb9d4 vnstati: Output the 10 most traffic-intensive days of all time.$ vnstati --top10 --iface ${network_interface} --output ${path-to-output-png}try on your machineexplain this command