IPTSTATE(1)                                           IPTSTATE(1)



NAME
       iptstate  -  A  top-like  display of IP Tables state table
       entries

SYNOPSIS
       iptstate [-fhlRst] [-r seconds ] [-b [d|p|s|t]]

DESCRIPTION
       iptstate displays information held in the IP Tables  state
       table  in  real-time  in a top-like format.  Output can be
       sorted by any field, or  any  field  reversed.  Users  can
       choose  to  have  the  output  only  print  once and exit.
       Refresh rate is also customizable.

COMMAND-LINE OPTIONS
       -b     This option tells IPTState how to sort the  output.
              The options are:
                  d Destination IP
                  p Protocol
                  s State
                  t TTL

       -f     Filter anything on loopback

       -h     Display help message.

       -l     Resolve  all IP address to domain names. This trun-
              cates from the Source address from the  right  (you
              know  your  own  domain)  and destination addresses
              from the left  (domains  are  most  helpful  here).
              Warning:  this  can take a long time to startup due
              to all the resolving.

       -r seconds
              This tells  IPTState  what  the  refresh  you  want
              (ignored when used with -s).  -R Sort in reverse.

       -s     Single-run  mode.  This  will print the state table
              formatted on the screen once without using  curses.

       -t     Show  totals (total states, total TCP states, etc.)

INTERACTIVE OPTIONS
       The following my be used  while  IPTState  is  running  to
       change its behavior (unless you use -s).

       f      Toggle filtering of loopback

       l      Toggle DNS lookups on IP addresses

       q      Quit

       r      Toggle reverse sorting

       s      Change sorting to the next field

       t      Toggle display of totals

       space  Immediately  update  the  display.  Use this if you
              resize the window.

BUGS
       The only known bug at this point is a memory leak. If  you
       have  a  lot of traffic I don't recommend leaving IPTState
       running overnight on your firewall because it may run  out
       of memory. Since I don't use any dynamic data structures I
       have not been able to find the memory leak, but feel  free
       to try.

BUG REPORTS
       All  bugs  should  be  reported  to Phil Dibowitz <webmas-
       ter@ipom.com>,  NOT  your  local  distribution  bug  list.
       Please see the README and BUGS for more information on bug
       reports. Please read the WISHLIST before sending  in  fea-
       tures you hope to see.

SEE ALSO
       iptables(1)

AUTHOR
       IPTState (and this man page) was written by
       Phil Dibowitz <webmaster@ipom.com>
       http://home.earthlink.net/~jaymzh666/



                            APRIL 2002                IPTSTATE(1)