Simple linux bandwidth monitoring with bwm-ng
Where has this tool been all my life?
These past few days I've been running some load tests on new servers, configurations and our Internet link. While we have a Cacti installation graphing everything via SNMP, the 5 minute polling interval means waiting for what seems like forever.
I just want some quick and clean bandwidth statistics!
After some years of needing a simple tool, finally bwm-ng has entered my life. Where have you been all these years, bwm-ng? I assume that bwm-ng is short for "bandwidth monitor, next generation."
My only complaint is that when monitoring network interfaces, ethernet bonds are treated as equals to the real interfaces rather than the virtual cumulative devices they are.
Other than that, this tool rocks. Some features that are most pleasing:
- Displays different units: bps to Mbps, Bps to MBps
- Network interfaces and hard drives
- Simple, clean and easy to comprehend user interface
- 100ms polling interval granularity
apt-getinstallation on Debian Lenny
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