Bandwidth Monitoring Tools to Analyze Network Usage in Linux

1. vnStat – Network Traffic Monitor

Install VnStat in Linux

·        # yum install epel-release  [On RHEL/CentOS]

·        # yum install vnstat

·        # apt install vnstat   [On Debian/Ubuntu]

2. iftop – Displays Bandwidth Usage

Install iftop in Linux

·        # yum install epel-release  [On RHEL/CentOS]

·        # yum install iftop

·        # apt install iftop   [On Debian/Ubuntu]

3. nload – Displays Network Usage

Install nload in Linux

·        # yum install epel-release  [On RHEL/CentOS]

·        # yum install nload

·        # apt install nload   [On Debian/Ubuntu]

4. NetHogs – Monitor Network Traffic Bandwidth

Install NetHogs in Linux

·        # yum install epel-release  [On RHEL/CentOS]

·        # yum install nethogs

·        # apt install nethogs       [On Debian/Ubuntu]

5. bmon – Bandwidth Monitor and Rate Estimator

Install Bmon in Linux

·        # yum install epel-release  [On RHEL/CentOS]

·        # yum install bmon

·        # apt install bmon          [On Debian/Ubuntu]

6. Darkstat – Captures Network Traffic

Install Darkstat in Linux

·        # yum install epel-release  [On RHEL/CentOS]

·        # yum install darkstat

·        # apt install darkstat      [On Debian/Ubuntu]

7. IPTraf – An IP Network Monitor