Odd network traffic with Edgy

[Brian Fahrlander]

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Mike Fedyk wrote:
> Florian Diesch wrote:
>> Mike Fedyk <mfedyk at mikefedyk.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Ed Smits wrote:
>>>> However, on the newer one, which I just started to set up this week I
>>>> notice that even in those quiet moments I have what seems to be a lot
>>>> of network traffic I can't account for.
>>> apt-get install nmap
>>> nmap -np
>>>
>>> nmap will show you in brutal detail what is happening on your network 
>>> interface(s).
>> nmap is a portscanner, it doesn't show traffic.
> 
> Yes, replace nmap with tcpdump and the commands above will work.

    There's also "etherape"; but I've yet to see anything as nice as
trafshow was, for this kinda examination.  :/  For some reason, the
Russians took over the project, and now it doesn't seem to be in
mainstream distros...

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