Re: limiting monthly network traffic

[srg <srgqwerty@gmail.com>]

tc is the tool to control bandwidth.
To view bandwidth usage you can use ntop

Regards

On Saturday 26 May 2007 06:10, cls@truffula.sj.ca.us wrote:
> [This message has also been posted to linux.debian.user.]
>
> I'm moving my colocated Debian server to a place with
> high overage charges.  My network link will carry
> about 200x my bandwidth allocation for the month.
> The new bandwidth allocation is about 8x what I've been using.
> But if I get slashdotted and have a 10x month, it will
> cost too much.
> What's the Debian way to monitor total network traffic
> and throttle down if I get too near the monthly limit?
>
> Thanks
>
> Cameron