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iftop vs netdiscover

A side-by-side look at iftop and netdiscover. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

iftop

iftop

Network & Admin

iftop is an open source command-line tool used to monitor network usage and bandwidth in real-time. It displays a table of current TCP/IP connections using bandwidth over a specified interface.

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netdiscover

netdiscover

Network & Admin

netdiscover is an open-source network scanner used to actively detect live hosts on a network. It sends ARP requests to identify active devices and prints the IP address, MAC address, and hostname if available.

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