Netwatch - Ethernet Internet Protocol Monitor

netwatch [ -h ] [ - t] [ -e ethnum ] [ -c netconfigfile ]

Netwatch examines all the packets travelling on an ethernet and analyses the IP packets. The information is tallied according to the source and destination hosts. An ncurses display indicates a dual-list status for all hosts. The left display refers to LOCAL hosts. The right list refers to REMOTE hosts. It is possible to examine statistics (counts) on number of packets, bytes, IP service type and last communication host for each host. Use the arrow keys (left and right) to change the display.

The following description will attempt to clarify what keys netwatch understands. It is important to know that the program is mode dependent. This means commands may change depending on the current mode. The primary mode is dual-list mode. In this mode use

<tab>

key - switch scroll display to the other list (dual-lists). Look for KEY.

<left>

key - Change display options (moving left through the options)

<right>

key - Change display options (moving right through the options)

<up>

key - Scroll to previous host page on the current list (see KEY) Change display options (moving right through the options)

<down>

key - Scroll to next host page on the current list (see KEY)

h

key - gives help screen

t

key - Toggle TOP mode (where 30 sec update on busiest hosts)

c

key - Clear counts for all hosts

n

key - Clean the remote & local host tables

N

key - Clean the remote OR local host tables (depends on which is current)

L

key - Produce LOG of current display entries (REMOTE or LOCAL)

b

key - Toggle display of BLUE entries (OLD)

d

key - Toggle display of DOMAIN entries (Name Server Queries)

w

key - Enter WATCH mode for viewing ROUTING stats and HOST packets

<F10>, <END>

or q key - Exits the program

Gordon MacKay

		mackay@gmml.slctech.org

Copyright (c) Gordon MacKay 1997, under GPL

Yes, but hopefully the program is better than it was...