Re: IP traffic counter
On Tue, 21 Jul 2020 12:39:23 +0200
basti <mailinglist@unix-solution.de> wrote:
> On 21.07.20 11:34, Reco wrote:
> > Hi.
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 21, 2020 at 11:09:04AM +0200, basti wrote:
> >> Hello, I need some kind of software for ip accounting and record my
> >> traffic rx and tx. I need to know how much Gigabyte I used over a
> >> month.
> >
> > nfacct, ulogd2, possibly iptables-netflow, "ip -s a l" if you need
> > it quick. Good old cacti can be used for this, although it's
> > probably an overkill in your case.
> > Your question is too general to suggest something specific.
> >
> > Reco
> >
>
> I need to Monitor my monthly traffic, send and receive from my ISP.
> In the datacenter we used nfdump. but this is a bit over killed i
> think. I will try to use vnstat.
> It's just to make a rough estimate how much traffic is used all over a
> month.
>
Can you not just look at your router? The large majority record
traffic, you just have to remember to look every month and then clear it
manually.
Some routers allow a fair bit to be done remotely, either through http
or ssh, though it's often difficult to get documentation.
--
Joe
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