iptraf, curses based but quite "graphical" with netstat try :
netstat -tanp the p gives the name and pid of the process that made the connection - it'll only name yours, but run it as root (via sudo preferably) to get it to name all processes. This can help alleviate concerns about some of the connections. On Wed, 06 Jul 2005 15:55:14 +1200 Phill Coxon wrote: > Hi. > > I'm taking a look at netstat and seeing connections to various IPs and I > don't have a clue who they are. > > They're almost certainly websites I've chosen to visit seeing as I'm, > but it did make me wonder about how to find out more about what traffic > is going in and out of my computer. > > Are there any visual tools under linux (I'm running Mandrake 10.1) that > show remote connections and traffic to and from those connections in > real time? > > How can I force those open connections to be dropped? > > Are there any other useful tools for monitoring traffic / connections? > > Thanks! > > -- Nick Rout
