Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 15:51:59 +0100 From: Niek <niek@bigfoot.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: tools for network traffic accounting Message-ID: <454F4C0F.607@bigfoot.com> In-Reply-To: <20061005103759.L57215@bravo.pjkh.com> References: <e02150200610050317t5d46552fk2bc329c5b45d12f5@mail.gmail.com> <20061005103759.L57215@bravo.pjkh.com>
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Thanks, also to all others who answered this question. I found out that setting 'set loginterface <if>' in pf.conf makes it possible to get transfer statistics from pfctl -si. Maybe it is of interest for other beginners like me. regds, Niek Philip Hallstrom wrote: >> I would like to configure a monthly report of the incoming and >> outgoing amount of traffic on the network interface of my server, for >> instance in the monthly run output. >> >> Can I do this with a built in program of FreeBSD 6.0 or do I need a >> port? > > If you just wanted a total count and run ipfw (or any firewall i > imagine) you could simply add a rule to count all inbound and outbound > packets then at the end of the month look at them, then zero them. > > It could be automated... > > Otherwise, there's mrtg, cacti, and tons of others :) >
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