3g Monitor & Limiter for Linux

rudig

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Just installed Linux Mint 14 (Cinnamon).

Using a 3g card for internet and I would like to control/monitor my 3g usage.

So far the only thing working is the "System Monitor" which is tracking my entire network activity.
I've installed many programmes (darkstat, BitMeter, etc.) and not coming right.

BitMeter just plain doesn't detect the usage on my 3g dongle (Mobile broadband).
Darkstat in console didn't give me the stats I wanted (was stuck on Eth0 which is not my Mobile broadband).

Any help is appreciated.
 
Try ntop, you can specify which interfaces it should track and has a web console. Very complete package.
 
Thanks for the ntop suggestion! Already had it installed, but forgot about it.
Reading up on it now. Not that easy to get going. Trying to get the GUI installed (added on 20 Jan 2013) :)
Ran some commands listed on http://www.ntop.org/pf_ring/introducing-nbox-2-0-aka-how-to-useconfigure-ntop-apps-using-a-web-gui/ for the nbox config.

su
Password:
MintX220t rudolf # /bin/echo -e "deb http://www.nmon.net/apt i386/\ndeb http://www.nmon.net/apt all/" > /etc/apt/sources.list.d/ntop.list
MintX220t rudolf # apt-get update
Ign http://www.nmon.net i386/ Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release.gpg
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release.gpg
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal Release
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security Release
Get:1 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release.gpg [933 B]
Get:2 http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia Release.gpg [197 B]
Ign http://www.nmon.net all/ Release.gpg
Hit http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal Release
Get:3 http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia Release [17,6 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted i386 Packages
Get:4 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates Release [49,6 kB]
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe i386 Packages
Ign http://www.nmon.net i386/ Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal/free i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse i386 Packages
Ign http://www.nmon.net all/ Release
Hit http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal/non-free i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main i386 Packages
Get:5 http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/main i386 Packages [22,6 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted i386 Packages
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe i386 Packages
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse i386 Packages
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Translation-en_ZA
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://archive.canonical.com quantal/partner Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en
Hit http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en
Get:6 http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/upstream i386 Packages [11,3 kB]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en
Get:7 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main i386 Packages [219 kB]
Get:8 http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/import i386 Packages [44,0 kB]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Get:9 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted i386 Packages [3*067 B]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Get:10 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe i386 Packages [177 kB]
Ign http://security.ubuntu.com quantal-security/universe Translation-en_ZA
Get:11 http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse i386 Packages [8*097 B]
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal/free Translation-en_ZA
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal/free Translation-en
Hit http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal/non-free Translation-en_ZA
Get:12 http://www.nmon.net i386/ Packages [891 B]
Ign http://packages.medibuntu.org quantal/non-free Translation-en
Get:13 http://www.nmon.net all/ Packages [416 B]
Ign http://www.nmon.net i386/ Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://www.nmon.net i386/ Translation-en
Ign http://www.nmon.net all/ Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://www.nmon.net all/ Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/import Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/multiverse Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/import Translation-en
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/restricted Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/main Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://archive.ubuntu.com quantal-updates/universe Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/main Translation-en
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/upstream Translation-en_ZA
Ign http://packages.linuxmint.com nadia/upstream Translation-en
Fetched 555 kB in 39s (14,0 kB/s)
Reading package lists... Done
MintX220t rudolf # apt-get install pfring nprobe ntop5 n2disk nbox
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have
requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstable
distribution that some required packages have not yet been created
or been moved out of Incoming.
The following information may help to resolve the situation:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
pfring : Depends: linux-image-3.2.0-37-generic-pae but it is not installable
E: Unable to correct problems, you have held broken packages.


Will try a few things. Will hopefully report back with mission success!
 
Should've used Synaptic Package Manager instead of Software Manager.
Much easier...never mind, thought I had it figured out and only had to enter http://192.168.160.10/ but it doesn't want to load by me. Fudge.
 
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