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SOLVED- Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:32 pm
by Pretty Vacant
Hi we are looking for a simple network-receive+send app that shows how much traffic there is going on in general.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 12:56 pm
by 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.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:27 pm
by 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.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:30 pm
by CharlesV
I agree with Stevo, the best two conky widgets I use are
MX-ManyRoads/Network
MX-antiX17
Both have excellent network throughput
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:53 pm
by 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.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:54 pm
by DukeComposed
iftop is a good choice for monitoring endpoints and throughput from the command line.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:24 am
by 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!
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
Stevo wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:53 pm
text displaying up and down speeds displayed on the taskbar
yeah that's what i am looking for.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:30 am
by DukeComposed
Pretty Vacant wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:24 am
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.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:39 am
by 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.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:13 pm
by gimcrack
Pretty Vacant wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 11:24 am
Couldn't find MX-ManyRoads/Network and MX-antiX17
Stevo wrote: Tue Jan 21, 2025 1:53 pm
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.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 1:06 pm
by Stevo
OK, the OP wants one on the xfce taskbar, like I prefer. Please no more Conkys. Let me log out of KDE and back into an XFCE desktop... haven't done that for a bit.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 1:26 pm
by Stevo
OK, this is pretty basic XFCE/MX stuff that a websearch shows pretty easily:
AI Overview
Learn more
To use the Xfce network monitor plugin, you need to add it to your panel, then right-click on the plugin to access its properties and select the network interface you want to monitor, allowing you to view your current network upload and download speeds directly on the panel.
Steps:
Add the plugin to your panel:
Open the Xfce settings manager.
Navigate to the "Panel" section.
Click the "+" button to add a new item.
Select "Network Monitor" (usually listed as "xfce4-netload-plugin").
Configure the plugin:
Right-click on the newly added network monitor plugin on your panel.
Select "Properties".
In the settings window, choose the network interface you want to monitor (e.g., "eth0" for wired, "wlan0" for wireless).
Key points:
Visual display:
Once configured, the plugin will display your current network usage directly on the panel, usually with a visual representation of upload and download speeds.
Customizable settings:
You can adjust the refresh rate, color scheme, and other visual aspects of the plugin within its properties.
Generative AI is experimental.
Though you can also get to the Panel settings by just right-clicking the panel, choosing "Panel", clicking "add New Items", and searching for Network Monitor. You
will have to configure it to use your present network connection, like eth0 or wlan0. Some others handle that automatically, like in KDE.
And as always, please mark this as "Solved" if it answers your question.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2025 3:41 pm
by MXRobo
Xfce Panel plugins:
Network Monitor - - - now redundant per Stevo, thought that's what he was refering to.
Doubtfully multiload-ng
Or maybe Launcher > Add a new empty item > command - iftop or other commands
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 1:21 pm
by Pretty Vacant
Installed Network Monitor in the panel, its too wide so doesn't show properly. And it doesn't show all d/l and u/l mb since booting.
gimcrack wrote: Wed Jan 22, 2025 12:13 pm
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.
Must have overseen this, thanks. Since MX-ManyRoads has no bg it becomes unreadable. Well so far Network by witches delivers the info i am looking for except its placed on the desktop and you cant move it around!
Why are the most obvious simple tasks still so terribly difficult to perform?
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:16 pm
by Stevo
Big cool-looking applications that also supply your net throughput and totals are Stacer and system-monitoring-center in our repositories.
Re: Is there a simple network-receive+send overview app
Posted: Fri Jan 24, 2025 12:04 am
by Pretty Vacant
Stevo wrote: Thu Jan 23, 2025 2:16 pm
supply your net throughput and totals are Stacer and system-monitoring-center in our repositories.
Thanks Stevo, we installed Stacer and it looks promising!