How to check network usage history
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How to check network usage history
Hello,
How can I check the history of my internet usage (Wi-Fi) in Linux Mint 19?
For example, I want to check how much I used in September (Megabytes or Gigabytes).
Also I want to check in each day how much I used. For example, in September 1st, my usage was A MB. In the 2nd day it was B MB.
In Windows, there was a section to check each application has consumed how much, and it was shown in a shape like graph.
Are there such things in Linux Mint?
How can I check the history of my internet usage (Wi-Fi) in Linux Mint 19?
For example, I want to check how much I used in September (Megabytes or Gigabytes).
Also I want to check in each day how much I used. For example, in September 1st, my usage was A MB. In the 2nd day it was B MB.
In Windows, there was a section to check each application has consumed how much, and it was shown in a shape like graph.
Are there such things in Linux Mint?
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Re: How to check network usage history
vnstat is the tool I see most often recommended. It's probably installed already ... I'm typing this on 17.3 and it's there. But you have to activate it apparently, the system doesn't seem to preserve network history through rebooots by default.
See the 1st and 2nd answers here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1459/ho ... ss-reboots
See the 1st and 2nd answers here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1459/ho ... ss-reboots
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Re: How to check network usage history
Thanks a bunch, but I can't see my network usage in the past month or in September for example.Hoser Rob wrote: ⤴Mon Oct 15, 2018 9:09 am vnstat is the tool I see most often recommended. It's probably installed already ... I'm typing this on 17.3 and it's there. But you have to activate it apparently, the system doesn't seem to preserve network history through rebooots by default.
See the 1st and 2nd answers here:
https://askubuntu.com/questions/1459/ho ... ss-reboots
In System Monitor, there's a tab called Resources in which I can see the live network usage. But I can't see any history.
History is more important to me than the live.
Total History + Each Application history
Re: How to check network usage history
Of course not, and he already told you why right there...
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Re: How to check network usage history
18.3 Cinnamon does not have it installed by default.
and, as already mentioned, it is a history ofjohn@john-TP500LA ~ $ vnstat
The program 'vnstat' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt install vnstat
john@john-TP500LA ~ $
this session
and since I have just installed it,my history is a bit lacking
john@john-TP500LA ~ $ vnstat
rx / tx / total / estimated
wlp3s0f0: Not enough data available yet.
enp2s0f1: Not enough data available yet.
john@john-TP500LA ~ $
Re: How to check network usage history
Re: How to check network usage history
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vnstat -d
wlp3s0 / daily
day rx | tx | total | avg. rate
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
10/15/2018 218.70 MiB | 50.29 MiB | 268.99 MiB | 26.11 kbit/s
10/16/2018 434.89 MiB | 85.94 MiB | 520.84 MiB | 50.57 kbit/s
10/17/2018 332.43 MiB | 54.79 MiB | 387.22 MiB | 67.26 kbit/s
------------------------+-------------+-------------+---------------
estimated 594 MiB | 96 MiB | 690 MiB |
I think there's something wrong with something.
My received data is far more than transferred.
Then how can I check "at least at the moment" which application is consuming how much data?
The network applet did not work, as it shows only live usage, but I want to check which application is consuming, so that I can decide better.
There is really no way?
Re: How to check network usage history
I'm using Mint in my own laptop as a desktop user, not as server.
And I do not download any files explicitly. I just surf the web and do my job as I'm at work now, and I use limited ADSL internet.
That's why I think it's weird.
Re: How to check network usage history
Well, it's not. This forum page right here alone is 227 KB total (less if you've got the images cached, but anyway), this adds up. All you're uploading in comparison is just your request for the page's URL and referenced images and such (and some transmission related packets), that's nothing in comparison.
Re: How to check network usage history
Yes, this forum itself does not consume any data, but it seems I should check further all the applications running, and the websites I visit, and any other activities I do each day.
Thanks a bunch.
Thanks a bunch.
Re: How to check network usage history
Neither does LM17.3 Cinnamon by the looks of it; just checked.
Looks like a useful tool.
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