IPTraf-ng User's Manual
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# Chapter 1. Getting Started

# 1.1. About IPTraf-ng

IPTraf-ng is a network monitoring utility and traffic analyzer for IP networks. It intercepts packets and returns data about captured the network traffic in various statistical facilities.

IPTraf-ng includes these major features:

- An IP traffic monitor that shows TCP connection information (hosts, packet/byte counts, flags, window sizes), and color-coded information about other IP packets

- Statistics (counts and load rates) for network interfaces in general and detailed views

- Statistics per TCP/UDP port

- Statistical breakdown according to packet sizes

- A LAN host monitor that returns counts and loads per detected MAC address

- A powerful filtering system for users to view only interesting traffic

- Logging

- An asynchronous DNS resolver for the IP traffic monitor

- A text-based, full-color, menu-driven user interface suitable for use on all Linux systems with terminals, especially Linux consoles and color xterms

- Easy configuration

- Fully software-based. No additional hardware required

Basic knowledge of the important TCP/IP protocols (IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, etc.) is necessary for you to best understand the information generated by the program.

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