This article reviews ten open‑source Linux network monitoring utilities—iftop, vnstat, iptraf, Monitorix, dstat, bwm‑ng, ibmonitor, htop, arpwatch, and Wireshark—explaining their features, typical use cases, and how they help administrators keep the network under control via the terminal.
This article reviews ten essential Linux network monitoring utilities—iftop, vnstat, iptraf, Monitorix, dstat, bwm‑ng, ibmonitor, htop, and Wireshark—explaining their features, typical use cases, and how they help administrators keep network traffic under control via the command line, especially when working over SSH.
This guide walks you through a complete set of Linux network‑speed testing utilities—from the built‑in ping command to curl/wget downloads, Speedtest‑CLI, iperf3, iftop, nload, nethogs, bmon and vnstat—explaining installation, core metrics, usage examples, and practical tips for accurate measurement and troubleshooting.
This guide explains how to install and use three Linux network monitoring tools—vnstat for interface statistics, iftop for real‑time bandwidth inspection, and nethogs for per‑process traffic—covering command syntax, useful options, interactive shortcuts, and example screenshots.
This guide explains how to install and use three Linux network monitoring tools—vnstat, iftop, and nethogs—detailing command syntax, real‑time statistics, interactive shortcuts, and visual examples to help administrators track bandwidth usage per interface and per process.
This guide explains what vnStat is, its key features, and provides step‑by‑step instructions for installing vnStat and vnStati on CentOS, RHEL, Fedora, Debian, and Ubuntu, configuring the service, and using the tools to monitor and graph network traffic on Linux systems.
Managing network usage without a GUI is crucial for administrators, and this guide reviews ten command‑line Linux tools—such as iftop, vnstat, iptraf, Monitorix, dstat, bwm‑ng, ibmonitor, htop, arpwatch, and Wireshark—that help monitor traffic, diagnose issues, and maintain system performance over SSH.
