About iftop
iftop is a command-line tool that displays real-time bandwidth usage by host pairs on a network interface. Similar to top for CPU usage, it helps identify which connections are consuming the most bandwidth, making it ideal for diagnosing network performance issues. The tool requires libpcap and libcurses libraries and is available for download in stable and pre-release versions.
FAQ
iftop displays bandwidth usage on a network interface, showing a table of current bandwidth usage by pairs of hosts. It is useful for identifying why a network link might be slow.
iftop requires libpcap and libcurses to run.
The latest stable version of iftop is 0.17. You can download it from the downloads directory as iftop-0.17.tar.gz.
Yes, pre-release versions such as iftop-1.0pre4.tar.gz are available in the downloads directory. The developer encourages testing these versions and reporting any issues.
You can subscribe to the Freshmeat project or the mailing list to receive notifications about new releases of iftop.
The change log for iftop is available on the project's website. It may include items for changes to be included in the next release.
Patches and contributions are welcome. By default, your name and email address will be included in the ChangeLog file unless you specify otherwise. Credit for bug fixes typically goes to the first person to find and fix the problem.
Yes, there is a mailing list for iftop used for announcements of new versions, including pre-release versions. Queries about iftop should be sent to the mailing list rather than the developer personally.
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