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Re: [BackupPC-users] What is it doing? How to see progess?

2009-04-08 15:30:55
Subject: Re: [BackupPC-users] What is it doing? How to see progess?
From: Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom <chrome AT real-time DOT com>
To: "General list for user discussion, questions and support" <backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net>
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2009 14:26:18 -0500
On 04/08 02:04 , Les Mikesell wrote:
> Johan Ehnberg wrote:
> > Try monitoring network traffic with something like bwm for bandwidth, 
> > iptraf for connections and sniffit for data streams. Maybe it's stuck on 
> > a large file?
> 
> For a quick network-use check, just use ifconfig and look at RX bytes, 
> and the difference after a short interval - or to look at the traffic 
> with the target, use 'tcpdump hostname'.

I prefer iftop. Best tool I've found for seeing how much data is moving
between which ports on which machines.

-- 
Carl Soderstrom
Systems Administrator
Real-Time Enterprises
www.real-time.com

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