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iftop vs Open Visual Traceroute

A side-by-side look at iftop and Open Visual Traceroute. 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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Open Visual Traceroute

Open Visual Traceroute

Network & Admin

Open Visual Traceroute is an open source network diagnostic tool for visualizing the route that packets take to a network host. It provides a graphical interface showing network latency and packet loss.

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