netinfo – display network and system information

Last Updated on August 23, 2026

netinfo is a fast, minimal, and reliable command-line utility to display your network and system information. Designed for troubleshooting, auditing, scripting, or simply checking your connection status, netinfo only shows verifiable and essential data.

This is free and open source software.

Features include:

• Show public and local IP addresses.
• Detect ASN and organization/ISP.
• Reverse DNS lookup.
• Estimate network type (Mobile/Fiber/DSL/Wireless/ISP).
• Display system info: OS, kernel, architecture, hostname, terminal, shell.
• Detect VPN/proxy status (if available).

Website: github.com/Bangkahdev/netinfo
Support:
Developer: atha
License: MIT License

netinfo is written in Python. Learn Python with our recommended free books and free tutorials.

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