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How to Monitor Bandwidth Usages in Nethserver - using ntopng

To Monitor Bandwidth Usages in Nethserver by using ntopng

ntopng is a software tool for monitoring traffic on a computer network. It is an open-source software released under the GNU General Public License (GPLv3) for software.It depends on the Redis key-value server, supports geolocation of hosts, and displays real-time flow analysis. In this article we are going to show how to monitor bandwidth in Nethserver by using ntopng tool.

To Access Nethserver

Login into Nethserver, using the login credentials.

Go to the software center menu.

Select the Bandwidth monitor package and click Add option.

Click Apply changes.

The ntopng bandwidth package installation commences.

Choose the Bandwidth monitor menu. Enable ntopng and enter the interface port. Click the url to open the ntopng login page.

Enter the default user name and password.

The home page of ntopng page appears. The graphical representation of bandwith usage can be viewed here. It updates automatically for every 5 seconds.

If you want view the individual host bandwidth details, click host tab and select hosts.

Now click the settings menu and choose the manage user options.

To add new user. Set the username, password, assign the role and give the allowable network access for that user.

Tag : NethServer
FAQ
Q
What is terms and service for the "Nethserver"?
A
Use the following link to get information about terms and service for the "Nethserver" as "https://community.nethserver.org/tos"
Q
What are the badges available in "Nethserver"?
A
You can refer the official link of "Nethserver" to get detail for the badges available in "Nethserver", "https://community.nethserver.org/badges"
Q
Can you give me the documentation for the basic configuration of "Nethserver"?
A
Use the following link to get the documentation for basic configuration of "Nethserver" "https://www.linuxhelp.com/how-to-monitor-bandwidth-usages-in-nethserver-using-ntopng/"
Q
What is the goal of "ntopng"?
A
Here I have to mention some of the goals of "ntopng",
1. Sort network traffic according to many criteria including IP address, port, L7 protocol, throughput, AS.
2. Show network traffic and IPv4/v6 active hosts.
3. Produce long-term reports about various network metrics such as throughput, application protocols
4. Top X talkers/listeners, top ASs, top L7 applications.
5. For each communication flow report network/application latency/RTT, TCP stats
Q
Can you give me the templates in NethServer instead of modifying configuration files?
A
You can use the following link to get templates in NethServer instead of modifying configuration files,
"http://docs.nethserver.org/projects/nethserver-devel/en/latest/templates.html"