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Re: Background daemon to monitor network activity

From Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc
Subject Re: Background daemon to monitor network activity
Date 2017-03-22 09:27 +0000
Organization Scott family
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On 21/03/17 15:42, Nomen Nescio wrote:
> Hi newsgroup,
>
> Are there any Linux tools out there that runs in the background, and does the fo
> llowing:
>
> 1. Records time, quantity of data down/up, IP addresses, port number and path to the program

ipaudit.
http://ipaudit.sourceforge.net/


> 2. Does a DNS lookup of all the external IP addresses

DIY for the entries you really need.

>
> I was hoping something like this would be useful for security auditing. You know
> , leave the computer idle for a while and see if it calls home.

I have ipaudit running on my freebsd gateway box; it monitors all net 
usage by LAN clients.

-- 
Mike Scott (unet2 <at> [deletethis] scottsonline.org.uk)
Harlow Essex
"The only way is Brexit" -- anon.

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Background daemon to monitor network activity Nomen Nescio <nobody@dizum.com> - 2017-03-21 16:42 +0100
  Re: Background daemon to monitor network activity The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2017-03-21 18:23 +0000
  Re: Background daemon to monitor network activity Chick Tower <c.tower@deadspam.com> - 2017-03-22 02:27 +0000
    Re: Background daemon to monitor network activity "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2017-03-22 04:29 +0100
  Re: Background daemon to monitor network activity Mike Scott <usenet.16@scottsonline.org.uk.invalid> - 2017-03-22 09:27 +0000

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