There are lot of tools to do the task, I am using bwm-ng
To install it on FEDORA / CENTOS, use
yum -y install bwm-ng
To run it , Type the below command at terminal
bwm-ng
Use following shortcut to tune bwm-ng
Press + to set time interval, default is set to 0.5 seconds which is too short, make it at least 1.00 or 1.1 to get mroe stable value.
Press u to get DATA in kb (kilobits), default is set to KB (Kilo Bytes)
To see data of eth0, with kilobits, and 1 second refresh rate , use following . . .
bwm-ng +I eth0 -u bits -t 1000
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You can also try alternate tools like iptraf & netwatch (For IP Based utilization)
To install it on FEDORA / CENTOS, use
yum -y install bwm-ng
To run it , Type the below command at terminal
bwm-ng
Use following shortcut to tune bwm-ng
Press + to set time interval, default is set to 0.5 seconds which is too short, make it at least 1.00 or 1.1 to get mroe stable value.
Press u to get DATA in kb (kilobits), default is set to KB (Kilo Bytes)
To see data of eth0, with kilobits, and 1 second refresh rate , use following . . .
bwm-ng +I eth0 -u bits -t 1000
.......................................................................
You can also try alternate tools like iptraf & netwatch (For IP Based utilization)
Great article but I think a GUI based internet usage monitor would be more better, especially for the people who are trying to adapt to Linux.
ReplyDeleteA i found one GUI based bandwidth monitor called NTM, try that, it's kool