Show bytes transfered on an active connection

Question

Is it possible to show bytes transfered over time in real-time on an active connection on the command line? I can do netstat and get the bytes at that time, but wonder if it can be adapted to show total number of bytes transfered.

Answer 1

Depends what you mean by connection. If it is ppp connection, then use ifconfig. If you are referring to TCP connection, the you can use iptraf. If you want for a specific connection and to analyze the traffic use wireshark.