Any tool to examine the error or traffic on the machine?

Hello all
is there any graphic tool or not graphic tool that lets me examine or monitor the error in the system or data traffic ?

Thanks for your help

Here is some link for you http://www.starlink.rl.ac.uk/star/docs/ssn30.htx/ssn30.html

Regards,

Awadhesh

Non-GUI - check out the netstat command man page.