ntap – monitors and analyzes network traffic

ntap is a cross-platform terminal application written in Rust that monitors and analyzes network traffic.

It provides a text user interface for observing network activity, inspecting captured traffic, and working with network interfaces from the command line on Linux, macOS, and Windows.

This is free and open source software.

Key Features

• Offers a monitor mode for real-time network traffic observation.
• Includes a live packet capture mode for inspecting captured traffic.
• Supports filtering by interface, protocol, IP address, and port.
• Can list available network interfaces and show the default interface.
• Lets you adjust the UI refresh tick rate.
• Allows limiting how many packets are kept in the live capture table.

Website: github.com/shellrow/ntap
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Developer: shellrow
License: MIT License

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