On 03/01/2017 04:44 PM, Robert Citek wrote: > Would /proc/net/dev give you the info you are looking for?
I don't know. Will investigate when awake. Thank you. > > $ sudo cat /proc/net/dev > Inter-| Receive | Transmit > face |bytes packets errs drop fifo frame compressed > multicast|bytes packets errs drop fifo colls carrier compressed > eth0: 16839226 26454 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 16903410 27268 0 0 0 0 0 0 > eth1: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 578 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 > lo: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 > > Capture at t0 and t1, parse, diff. > > Regards, > - Robert > > On Wed, Mar 1, 2017 at 2:33 PM, Richard Owlett <rowl...@cloud85.net> wrote: >> *NOTE BENE* >> Capitalization in subject line semantically important :> >> >> I have significant bandwidth constraints. >> I have been asked to participate in a project requiring significant data >> transfers. >> I wish to run a test case to estimate the connectivity "cost". >> If it is significant, I use Debian Jessie. >> For the test case the source/destination is of secondary importance. >> >> Is there a tool which can be >> "turned on" at time t0 >> "turned off" at time t1 >> which will report the number of >> "uploaded" bytes >> "downloaded" bytes >> in that interval? >> >> If the tool reports more, no problem -- it will likely be ignored. >> TIA >> >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG mailing list >> PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
