[SOLVED] Command for monitoring current up and down network speeds

barefly · 2016-01-28 16:09:22

I am probably missing something obvious, but I am looking for a command that will display current network speed usage. Conky has a useful built in for this, but I can't seem to find it's equivalant in command form. Any help would be appreciated!

Last edited by barefly (2016-01-28 17:38:40)

Docbroke · 2016-01-28 16:20:22

sudo iftop

barefly · 2016-01-28 16:30:04

Docbroke wrote:

sudo iftop

This is a bit more than I was looking for, and I'd prefer not to have to run this as sudo each time. The output I am looking for is more akin to a snapshot of current usage.

Docbroke · 2016-01-28 16:32:52

cat /proc/net/wireless

or similar depending on your connection type

EDIT: ignore above, it doesn't give up and down speed,

If only problem is 'sudo' you can try this

sudo chmod u+x /usr/bin/iftop

after that iftop will work without sudo

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WorMzy · 2016-01-28 16:39:22

Moving to networking.

barefly · 2016-01-28 16:46:28

Ok I think I figured it out now. /proc/net/wireless didn't exactly give me up and dowload speeds, but /proc/net/dev did give me exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!

EDIT: Ok scratch that /proc/net/dev only gives me total up and down, not current. I'll keep looking around and see if I figure something out that works.

Last edited by barefly (2016-01-28 17:12:05)

WorMzy · 2016-01-28 16:49:20

Please remember to mark your thread as solved.

karol · 2016-01-28 17:00:48

Install vnstat and run 'vnstat -l'. Works for my wired connection:

$ vnstat -l
Monitoring enp0s25...    (press CTRL-C to stop)

  rx:       38 kbit/s    13 p/s          tx:       20 kbit/s    15 p/s

barefly · 2016-01-28 17:36:27

Took me a bit to get vnstat properly configured, but this may be the ideal solution to what im looking for. Thanks!

NoSuck · 2016-01-30 18:48:44

Check out nethogs. It breaks down network usage by process, making it easy to spot unexpected... net... hogs.

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[SOLVED] Command for monitoring current up and down network speeds

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