Hi Fanen, Simplest would be to give you a try, even on your laptop with an active internet connection. Do a:
shell> pmacctd -i <interface> -c src_host,dst_host,src_port,dst_port,proto Query it in another terminal window with: shell> pmacct -s Then stop the first pmacctd instance and re-do as: shell> pmacctd -i <interface> -c src_host,dst_host Query it in the other terminal window with: shell> pmacct -s Granted -c sets the aggregation method and not specifying any plugins it defaults to the memory table one, this should already answer several of your questions. You can also read: https://github.com/pmacct/pmacct/blob/master/QUICKSTART Paolo On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 10:47:45AM +0100, Fanen Ahua wrote: > Hi, > > I’m quite new to pmacct, and I’m using the pcap interface to try to do some > accounting on my homebrew router based on ubuntu 18.04. > > I’m struggling to understand the meaning of some of configuration, even > though there is a relatively good reference at > http://wiki.pmacct.net/OfficialConfigKeys. I feel like it’s perhaps the lack > of examples. > > Anyway, I’m wondering: > > • what aggregation does. > • When does it happen? > • Should I expect to see new tables created when it has run? > > I’m trying to understand this so I can customise or develop a UI to enable me > visualise the accounting data. > > Thanks in advance, > Fanen. > _______________________________________________ > pmacct-discussion mailing list > http://www.pmacct.net/#mailinglists _______________________________________________ pmacct-discussion mailing list http://www.pmacct.net/#mailinglists
