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sping – ping utility with advanced network diagnostics

October 14, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

sping monitors network latency, jitter and packet loss with live graphs, multi-host views, TCP tests and gateway diagnostics.

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L0p4Map – network monitoring and visualization tool

September 17, 2026 Steve Emms GUI, Security

L0p4Map is a graphical network monitoring and visualization tool with Nmap integration, topology mapping, traffic analysis and alerts.

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rdmatop – terminal monitor for RDMA network traffic

September 16, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

rdmatop monitors RDMA network throughput, device counters, packet drops, retransmissions and process activity in a terminal.

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5 Best Free and Open Source Linux Honeypot Tools

September 13, 2026 Steve Emms Roundup, Security

Explore free and open source honeypot tools for detecting attacks, analysing malware, capturing credentials, and monitoring threats.

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vnStat – console-based network traffic monitor

July 13, 2026 Steve Emms CLI, Internet

vnStat tracks network interface traffic over time using kernel counters, with hourly, daily and monthly reports and low overhead.

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ntap – terminal-based network traffic monitor and analyzer

July 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

ntap monitors network traffic and captures packets in a terminal, with interface, protocol, address and port filtering options.

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Flow – terminal dashboard for network throughput monitoring

July 9, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

Flow is a terminal network throughput monitor with animated graphs, live latency, traffic totals, themes and compact display modes.

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NetWatch – terminal-based network monitoring and diagnostics

March 12, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

NetWatch provides terminal-based network diagnostics with connection monitoring, packet inspection, traffic graphs and alerts.

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netshow – interactive process-aware network monitoring

February 25, 2026 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

netshow is an interactive terminal network monitor with TCP connection lists, process details, filtering and interface throughput.

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Network

split-ping – identify the direction of packet loss and latency

December 15, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

split-ping measures packet loss and latency in each direction between cooperating hosts, with UDP probes and Prometheus metrics.

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Ping Monitor – graphical network latency monitor

December 4, 2025 Steve Emms GUI, Utilities

Ping Monitor provides real-time network response measurements in a desktop window, with a WebView interface and live latency graph.

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Network

pingstat – multi-server ping statistics and logging

November 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

pingstat logs connectivity measurements for multiple servers in SQLite databases, providing historical latency and packet-loss statistics.

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myping – monitor multiple network hosts simultaneously

November 4, 2025 Steve Emms CLI, Utilities

myping monitors the reachability of several hosts simultaneously, showing connection failures and successes in a compact terminal display.

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Utility

RustNet – process-aware terminal network monitor

October 24, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

RustNet is a terminal network monitor with per-process connection tracking, protocol inspection, packet capture and traffic analysis.

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bandwhich – terminal bandwidth monitoring by process

May 7, 2025 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

bandwhich displays live bandwidth usage by process, connection and remote address, with filtering and terminal-friendly views.

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Security

Maltrail – malicious network traffic detection system

November 6, 2023 Steve Emms Security

Maltrail detects suspicious network traffic using threat indicators and heuristics, with live reporting, event searches, and exports.

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Utility

ntop – legacy network traffic monitoring software

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

ntop is a legacy network traffic probe with host and protocol statistics, flow collection, web reports and historical monitoring.

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Utility

IPTraf – console-based network statistics utility

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

IPTraf is a legacy terminal network monitor with IP traffic statistics, service-port counts, interface activity and LAN host monitoring.

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Utility

iftop – display bandwidth usage on a network interface

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

iftop monitors bandwidth usage between hosts in a terminal, with traffic rates, address and port filtering, and real-time graphs.

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Utility

IPTraf-ng – console-based network statistics monitor

October 20, 2023 Steve Emms Internet, TUI

IPTraf-ng monitors live IP traffic, TCP and UDP connections, interface statistics, packet counts and LAN activity in a terminal.

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