How to monitor your data transfer via vnstat – Network Traffic Monitor

We can check the status of data transfer using vnstat command. Install it by the command

yum install vnstat

Main configuration files: /etc/vnstat.conf and /etc/sysconfig/vnstat

USAGE

vnstat
vnstat -i interface
vnstat -i interface -option

To see eth0 stats, enter                   : vnstat -i eth0
To see daily stats for eth0, enter      : vnstat -i eth0 -d
To see hourly network stats, enter    : vnstat -i eth0 -h
To see monthly network stats, enter  : vnstat -i eth0 -m
To see weekly network stats, enter   : vnstat -i eth0 -w

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