How to monitor network usage in Ubuntu using Slurm tool

Slurm  shows network activity for a given interface. Total uploads and downloads are shown together in text and ASCII graphics. Data updates every second by default, and the graph scrolls from left to right according to network usage.

Installing slurm

Slurm is available in the repositories. In Ubuntu/Linux simply install from the command line.

$ sudo apt-get install slurm

Running slurm

Monitor a wireless network device

slurm -i wlan0

Monitor a wired NIC

slurm -i eth0

Monitor a Data card/Dongle 

slurm -i ppp0

Slurm Display



Here green indicates downloads (RX), and red indicates uploads (TX). Each vertical column, red or green, represents one second of time by default



How to monitor network usage in Ubuntu using Slurm tool How to monitor network usage in Ubuntu using Slurm tool Reviewed by TecGeeks News on April 04, 2016 Rating: 5

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