Network Connections
Plugin: network-viewer.plugin Module: network-viewer.plugin
Overview
This plugin reads the system's socket tables to enumerate all active network connections, including TCP and UDP sockets in all states, for both IPv4 and IPv6.
This collector is only supported on the following platforms:
- Linux
This collector only supports collecting metrics from a single instance of this integration.
Default Behavior
Auto-Detection
The plugin automatically detects all active network connections on the system.
Limits
The default configuration for this integration does not impose any limits on data collection.
Performance Impact
The default configuration for this integration is not expected to impose a significant performance impact on the system.
Metrics
Functions
This plugin exposes a real-time function for viewing active network connections.
Network Connections
Shows active network connections with protocol details, states, addresses, ports, and performance metrics.
Provides both aggregated and detailed views of TCP and UDP connections for IPv4 and IPv6, including connection direction (listen, inbound, outbound, local), process information, and TCP performance metrics (RTT, retransmissions).
Connections are classified as system or container based on network namespace.
| Aspect | Description |
|---|---|
| Name | Network-viewer.plugin:network-connections |
| Require Cloud | no |
| Performance | |
| Security | |
| Availability |
Prerequisites
No additional configuration is required.
Parameters
This function has no parameters.
Returns
| Column | Type | Unit | Visibility | Description |
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Alerts
There are no alerts configured by default for this integration.
Setup
Prerequisites
No action required.
Configuration
Options
There are no configuration options.
via File
There is no configuration file.
Examples
There are no configuration examples.
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