SOLVED- Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app

[Pretty Vacant]

Hi we are looking for a simple network-receive+send app that shows how much traffic there is going on in general.

[gimcrack]

Not sure what type of tool you really want. There is tcpdump. I thinking maybe you want netstat, which you'll find in net-tools.

[Stevo]

For XFCE or some other desktop? Do you want the current throughput, or totals like in desktop?

There are at least a couple panel widgets that provide throughput in XFCE, as well as some KDE plasmoids. Conky can show current and total data going up and down on most any desktop.

[CharlesV]

I agree with Stevo, the best two conky widgets I use are

MX-ManyRoads/Network
MX-antiX17

Both have excellent network throughput

[Stevo]

I like just text displaying up and down speeds displayed on the taskbar, so I can always check it, but yeah, there's some really nice conkies out there.

[DukeComposed]

iftop is a good choice for monitoring endpoints and throughput from the command line.

[Pretty Vacant]

Couldn't find MX-ManyRoads/Network and MX-antiX17. iftop, netstat, tcpdump and Conky were in synaptic, i installed them.
Run Conky didn't even show the traffic from a torrent download!

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networking up:0:B - down 0:B

And there isn't even a button to stop Run Conky.
On top of that the clock on the desktop disappeared after installing them apps! Not funny.
They are far from the simple app i want.
Desktop: Xfce v: 4.20.0

text displaying up and down speeds displayed on the taskbar

yeah that's what i am looking for.

[DukeComposed]

On top of that the clock on the desktop disappeared after installing them apps!

Installing network analysis tools didn't make the clock go away, tinkering with conky did. Guess what draws the clock on the desktop.

[CharlesV]

I have run a network conky (that works) since MX 17, so ... here again a QSI might help people answer the question.

Edit: and those conky's were on board already - no adding anything.

[gimcrack]

Couldn't find MX-ManyRoads/Network and MX-antiX17

text displaying up and down speeds displayed on the taskbar

yeah that's what i am looking for.

It's under Conky Manager, which is already preinstall. Browse the Widgets and you should find `/.conky/MX-ManyRoads/network. Just check mark it and it will show up on your Desktop. Those other commands you install, you have to run them inside the terminal as they are terminal tools.