[ale] Monitor Internet Traffic

[Chris Fowler]

I like wireshark for short bursts when trynig to see what is going on. For what I want to do I want to sniff 24x7 and be able to graph by device if needed. 

For your Sharp issue, you could write a script in Perl, Python, etc to proxy the connections. That script the logs all data to a file. 
----- Original Message -----

> From: "Darrell Golliher" <darrell at golliher.net>
> To: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Cc: "Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts" <ale at ale.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 12, 2015 2:31:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [ale] Monitor Internet Traffic

> Anybody have a easy to use way to listen in on a network connection that uses
> a line based text protocol? In other words something that taps into a telnet
> connection, but on a custom port. I’m looking for something to show me
> exactly what is transpiring between my networked Sharp TV and the Sharp
> remote control app.

> I tried wireshark, though I’m completely unskilled in its use. What it
> produces for me does not look like the text based traffic I’m looking for.

> tia,

> Darrell

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> On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 2:17 PM, Chuck Payne < terrorpup at gmail.com > wrote:

> > Chris,
> 

> > Wireshark, in console mode is tshark. TCPDUMP is good. But if you
> 
> > wanting some graphs, you could set up your pi as the default gw use
> 
> > some great tools with debian like
> 

> > awffull
> 
> > iptool
> 
> > ntop, but make sure you set up a password or change the port.
> 

> > But that just my 2 cents.
> 

> > On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 2:01 PM, Chris Fowler
> 
> > <cfowler at outpostsentinel.com> wrote:
> 
> > > I have a TP-LINK ADSL2+ dual-band wireless router. It offers me no
> > > features
> 
> > > to monitor traffic. I'm thinking about buying a ADSL2+ bridge at Frys and
> 
> > > then tapping the CAT-5 from it to the TP-LINK to sniff. Are there any
> > > good
> 
> > > Linux packages to do this? Something I could run on the Pi2?
> 
> > >
> 
> > > I'll use DHCP to statically assign each device in the house with an ip
> 
> > > address. I will then look at traffic based on IP. I'm trying to get an
> 
> > > idea of how much bandwidth we are using and when so that when I need it
> > > most
> 
> > > I can throttle it down. I'll know where it is coming from.
> 
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