Situatie
Tracking real-time network usage helps diagnose slow connections, detect unexpected traffic, and troubleshoot server or desktop networking issues. Unlike broad tools like top, the tool nload gives you a clear, live, graphical view of upload and download bandwidth, per interface.
Solutie
Step 1: Install nload
On Debian-based systems (Ubuntu, Mint):
sudo apt update
sudo apt install nload
Step 2: Run nload
Simply type:
sudo nload
You’ll see a split-screen view showing live inbound and outbound traffic for your network interfaces. (Insert image: Full-screen terminal view of nload showing RX/TX graphs and stats) What you see: Incoming (RX) and Outgoing (TX) bandwidth Live throughput in KB/s or MB/s Total transferred data Graphs that update in real time
Step 3: Choose a Network Interface
If your system has multiple interfaces (e.g., eth0, wlan0, tun0), switch between them with arrow keys ← or →. To run nload directly for a specific interface:
sudo nload eth0
Step 4: Exit and Summary
To quit nload, just press q. If you want historical logging, you can redirect stats using tee or use alternative tools like vnstat, but for visual real-time insight, nload is excellent.
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