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Bug 349994

Summary: Need Network Traffic Monitor (ntm) ebuild
Product: Gentoo Linux Reporter: b1254633 <b1254633>
Component: New packagesAssignee: Default Assignee for New Packages <maintainer-wanted>
Status: CONFIRMED ---    
Severity: enhancement    
Priority: High    
Version: unspecified   
Hardware: All   
OS: Linux   
URL: http://netramon.sourceforge.net/eng/index.html
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Runtime testing required: ---

Description b1254633 2010-12-28 23:40:29 UTC
NTM - Network Traffic Monitor
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NTM is a monitor of the network and internet traffic for Linux.
Some characteristics:

    * Choice of the interface to monitoring.
    * Period to monitoring: Day, Week, Month, Year or Custom Days. With autoupdate.
    * Threshold: Autodisconnection if a limit is reached (by NetworkManager).
    * Traffic Monitoring: Inbound, outbount and total traffic; Show the traffic speed.
    * Time Monitoring: Total time of connections in the period.
    * Time Slot Monitoring: Number of sessions used.
    * Reports: Show of average values and daily traffic of a configurable period.
    * Online checking with NetworkManager or by "Ping Mode".
    * The traffic is attributed to the day when the session began.
    * Not need root privilege.
    * Not invasive, use a system try icon.
    * Tested with: Ubuntu 9.10 (Karmic Koala), Kubuntu 9.10, Xubuntu 9.10, Ubuntu 9.10 Netbook Remix, Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope), Fedora 11, Fedora 12, ... 

NTM is useful for the people that have a internet plan with a limit, and moreover the exceed traffic is expensive.
NTM is write in python and is a open source software, the license is the GNU GPL v2. 

Reproducible: Always