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ipfstat(8)		    System Manager's Manual		    ipfstat(8)

NAME
       ipfstat - reports on packet filter statistics and filter	list

SYNOPSIS
       ipfstat [ -6aAdfghIilnoRsv ]
       ipfstat	-t [ -6C ] [ -D	<addrport> ] [ -P <protocol> ] [ -S <addrport>
       ] [ -T <refresh time> ]

DESCRIPTION
       ipfstat examines	/dev/kmem using	the symbols _fr_flags, _frstats, _fil-
       terin,  and  _filterout.	  To run and work, it needs to be able to read
       both /dev/kmem and the kernel itself.   The  kernel  name  defaults  to
       /boot/kernel/kernel.

       The default behaviour of	ipfstat	is to retrieve and display the accumu-
       lated statistics	which have been	accumulated over time  as  the	kernel
       has put packets through the filter.

OPTIONS
       -6     Display filter lists and states for IPv6,	if available.

       -a     Display  the  accounting	filter	list  and  show	 bytes counted
	      against each rule.

       -A     Display packet authentication statistics.

       -C     This option is only  valid  in  combination  with	 -t.   Display
	      "closed"	states	as well	in the top. Normally, a	TCP connection
	      is not displayed when it reaches the CLOSE_WAIT protocol	state.
	      With this	option enabled,	all state entries are displayed.

       -d     Produce debugging	output when displaying data.

       -D <addrport>
	      This  option  is	only  valid  in	combination with -t. Limit the
	      state top	display	to show	only state entries  whose  destination
	      IP  address  and	port match the addrport	argument. The addrport
	      specification is of the form  ipaddress[,port].	The  ipaddress
	      and  port	should be either numerical or the string "any" (speci-
	      fying any	IP address resp. any port). If the -D  option  is  not
	      specified, it defaults to	"-D any,any".

       -f     Show  fragment state information (statistics) and	held state in-
	      formation	(in the	kernel)	if any is present.

       -g     Show groups currently configured (both active and	inactive).

       -h     Show per-rule the	number of times	each one scores	a "hit".   For
	      use in combination with -i.

       -i     Display the filter list used for the input side of the kernel IP
	      processing.

       -I     Swap between retrieving "inactive"/"active" filter list details.
	      For use in combination with -i.

       -n     Show the "rule number" for each rule as it is printed.

       -o     Display  the  filter list	used for the output side of the	kernel
	      IP processing.

       -P <protocol>
	      This option is only valid	in  combination	 with  -t.  Limit  the
	      state  top  display to show only state entries that match	a spe-
	      cific protocol. The argument can be a protocol name (as  defined
	      in  /etc/protocols)  or a	protocol number. If this option	is not
	      specified, state entries for any protocol	are specified.

       -R     Don't try	to resolve addresses to	hostnames and  ports  to  ser-
	      vices while printing statistics.

       -s     Show packet/flow state information (statistics only).

       -sl    Show  held  state	 information (in the kernel) if	any is present
	      (no statistics).

       -S <addrport>
	      This option is only valid	in  combination	 with  -t.  Limit  the
	      state top	display	to show	only state entries whose source	IP ad-
	      dress and	port match the addrport	argument. The addrport	speci-
	      fication	is  of	the  form ipaddress[,port].  The ipaddress and
	      port should be either numerical or the string "any"  (specifying
	      any  IP  address resp. any port).	If the -S option is not	speci-
	      fied, it defaults	to "-S any,any".

       -t     Show the state table in a	way similar to the  way	 top(1)	 shows
	      the  process  table. States can be sorted	using a	number of dif-
	      ferent ways. This	option requires	curses(3) and needs to be com-
	      piled  in. It may	not be available on all	operating systems. See
	      below, for more information on the keys that can be  used	 while
	      ipfstat is in top	mode.

       -T <refreshtime>
	      This  option is only valid in combination	with -t. Specifies how
	      often the	state top display should be updated. The refresh  time
	      is the number of seconds between an update. Any positive integer
	      can be used. The default (and minimal update time) is 1.

       -v     Turn verbose mode	 on.   Displays	 more  debugging  information.
	      When  used  with	either	-i or -o, counters associated with the
	      rule, such as the	number of times	it has been  matched  and  the
	      number  of  bytes	 from  such  packets  is displayed.  For "keep
	      state" rules, a count of the number  of  state  sessions	active
	      against the rule is also displayed.

SYNOPSIS
       The role	of ipfstat is to display current kernel	statistics gathered as
       a result	of applying the	filters	in place (if any) to packets going  in
       and  out	 of the	kernel.	 This is the default operation when no command
       line parameters are present.

       When supplied with either -i or -o, it will retrieve  and  display  the
       appropriate  list of filter rules currently installed and in use	by the
       kernel.

       One of the statistics that ipfstat shows	is ticks.  This	 number	 indi-
       cates  how long the filter has been enabled.  The number	is incremented
       every half-second.

STATE TOP
       Using the -t option ipfstat will	enter the state	top mode. In this mode
       the  state  table  is  displayed	 similar  to  the way top displays the
       process table. The -C, -D, -P, -S and -T	command	line  options  can  be
       used  to	 restrict  the state entries that will be shown	and to specify
       the frequency of	display	updates.

       In state	top mode, the following	keys can be used to influence the dis-
       played information:

       b show packets/bytes from backward direction.

       f show packets/bytes from forward direction. (default)

       l redraw	the screen.

       q quit the program.

       s switch	between	different sorting criterion.

       r reverse the sorting criterion.

       States  can  be	sorted by protocol number, by number of	IP packets, by
       number of bytes and by time-to-live of the state	entry. The default  is
       to  sort	by the number of bytes.	States are sorted in descending	order,
       but you can use the r key to sort them in ascending order.

STATE TOP LIMITATIONS
       It is currently not possible to interactively change the	source,	desti-
       nation and protocol filters or the refresh frequency. This must be done
       from the	command	line.

       The screen must have at least 80	columns. This is however not  checked.
       When  running  state top	in IPv6	mode, the screen must be much wider to
       display the very	long IPv6 addresses.

       Only the	first X-5 entries that match the sort and filter criteria  are
       displayed  (where  X is the number of rows on the display. The only way
       to see more entries is to resize	the screen.

FILES
       /dev/kmem
       /dev/ipl
       /dev/ipstate
       /kernel

SEE ALSO
       ipf(8)

BUGS
       none known.

								    ipfstat(8)

NAME | SYNOPSIS | DESCRIPTION | OPTIONS | SYNOPSIS | STATE TOP | STATE TOP LIMITATIONS | FILES | SEE ALSO | BUGS

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