Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: Etaoin Shrdlu <shrdlu@×××××××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] current network traffic rate, in real time (in console)?
Date: Wed, 07 Jul 2010 17:56:08
Message-Id: 20100707184253.3e20b916@scooter.pippo.db
In Reply to: [gentoo-user] current network traffic rate, in real time (in console)? by Jarry
1 On Wed, 07 Jul 2010 19:37:37 +0200
2 Jarry <mr.jarry@×××××.com> wrote:
3
4 > Hi,
5 >
6 > I would like to see in console current network transfer rate
7 > for given interface, similar as I can see cpu-loading in [%]
8 > with "top" command.
9 >
10 > Just single overall value in [bytes/second] or similar unit
11 > would be enough for me, averaged over certain short time
12 > interval (let's say 1 or 5 seconds). How could I do that?
13
14 Emerge net-analyzer/iftop