“Linux is an excellent platform for network administration. If
you want to monitor your network traffic, you can find many
tools–some accessible from a Web interface, others using a
graphical interface–but nothing beats the speed of the command
line. Command-line tools are also useful in shell scripts, where
they can help you perform complex tasks. Here’s a handful of my
favorites for monitoring network traffic.“Atop is a system and process manager that displays network
traffic, along with other useful information such as CPU
consumption, memory usage, and a process list…”
CLI Magic: No-Nonsense Network Monitoring Tools
By
Razvan T. Coloja
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