trackbit
trackbit is a network throughput monitoring tool, built for Windows and Linux. It grabs the network information from your OS so it does not sniff your packets.
why
Internet providers claim a certain bandwidth while selling you your connection. Seeing the throughput makes understand what you really get.
getting started
You need to know the name of your interface or adapter for which the throughput will be tracked. On Linux, you need the name of your interface. So go ahead and do,
ifconfig
The left-most value written against your network is the interface name. One common name is eth0.
On Windows, you need the name of your network adapter. So go to your command prompt and do,
ifconfig /all
Find your network. The Description field is your adapter name.
build and run
From the root of this project,
make build
make run
# or you can invoke the command manually to specify the port, default is 8080
./bin/trackbit -port=8081 # any port number
similar projects
- realtimetraffic - Works for Linux only.
- vnstat - Has a broader scope, but works for Linux and BSD.
