how to check bandwidth in linux

madzibabamoses · 08-01-2012, 08:18 AM

how to check the amount of bandwith my total network is using-any linux command?I have a proxy running redhat 6 enterprise.

chrism01 · 08-01-2012, 06:03 PM

Depends exactly what you want, but here is a list of resources; try the top one http://www.knowplace.org/pages/howto.../resources.php

273 · 08-01-2012, 06:11 PM

If you're just interested in the traffic through one card (the internet facing one of your proxy for example) you could just run iftop.

nixblog · 08-01-2012, 06:27 PM

iptraf with logging turned on and maybe linked to rrdtool for a graphical view.

0men · 08-01-2012, 06:44 PM

i just use conky, shows upload and download as well as speed.