nload 0.7.3 (2011-06-12) real time monitor for network traffic Copyright (C) 2001 - 2011 by Roland Riegel 1. Introduction ------------ This is version 0.7.3 of nload, a console application which monitors network traffic and bandwidth usage in real time. It visualizes the in- and outgoing traffic using two graphs and provides additional info like total amount of transfered data and min/max network usage. 2. Installing / Compiling nload ---------------------------- Compiling is done by running ./configure make in the directory where this README is. To install nload, you have to be root: su make install You can find more detailed information in the file INSTALL in this directory. 3. Using nload ----------- To learn about the command line switches and the usage of nload in general, simply run: nload --help Alternatively, there is a nload man page available by typing: man nload 4. Uninstalling nload ------------------ If you want to uninstall nload (I hope you never want to ;-), run: make uninstall in the build directory. 5. Getting help ------------ If you have problems with compiling, installing or using nload, you may mail me to feedback@roland-riegel.de. 6. Copyright / License ------------------- Copyright (C) 2001 - 2011 by Roland Riegel This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details. You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.