How to record network throughput per port for long period of time

Question

I have come across vnstat recently, and am enjoying it's simplicity, low resource usage, and its ability to record network history long term.

However, I am looking for a similar tool (for long term archival history), which can record the amount of traffic through network ports.

Ultimately, I'd like to be able to view the data in a way that shows me:

most used TCP/UDP port (e.g. Ports sorted by most bytes TX, or RX)
most used TCP/UDP port (e.g. Ports sorted by most number of packets)
amount of bytes and/or packets transmitted on that port over "X" period of time (days, months, hours)
ability to exclude certain ports (e.g. http:80)

I would prefer a non-GUI tool. Wireshark and similar are too bulky for my needs.

Progs I've tried

They don't record long term stats, or they don't show breakdown by TCP/UDP ports, or they don't show stats based on hosts. These tools lack one or two of the features I need. — Felipe Alvarez, Jan 16, 2015 at 4:51

Felipe Alvarez · Accepted Answer · 2015-02-02 11:13:35Z

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Darkstat serves my purposes nicely. However, I have found that version 3.0.715 works better than 3.0.717.

answered Jan 15, 2015 at 3:45

Felipe Alvarez

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