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Terminal bandwidth utilization tool
https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich

bandwidth cli dashboard networking

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# bandwhich



![demo](res/demo.gif)



This is a CLI utility for displaying current network utilization by process, connection and remote IP/hostname



## Table of contents



- [bandwhich](#bandwhich)

  - [Table of contents](#table-of-contents)

  - [Project status](#project-status)

  - [How does it work?](#how-does-it-work)

  - [Installation](#installation)

    - [Downstream packaging status](#downstream-packaging-status)

    - [Download a prebuilt binary](#download-a-prebuilt-binary)

  - [Building from source](#building-from-source)

    - [Cross-compiling](#cross-compiling)

      - [Android](#android)

  - [Post install (Linux)](#post-install-linux)

    - [1. `setcap`](#1-setcap)

      - [Capabilities explained](#capabilities-explained)

    - [2. `sudo` (or alternative)](#2-sudo-or-alternative)

  - [Post install (Windows)](#post-install-windows)

  - [Usage](#usage)

  - [Contributing](#contributing)

  - [License](#license)



## Project status



This project is in passive maintenance. Critical issues will be addressed, but

no new features are being worked on. However, this is due to a lack of funding

and/or manpower more than anything else, so pull requests are more than welcome.

In addition, if you are able and willing to contribute to this project long-term,

we would like to invite you to apply for co-maintainership.



For more details, see [The Future of Bandwhich #275](https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich/issues/275).



## How does it work?



`bandwhich` sniffs a given network interface and records IP packet size, cross referencing it with the `/proc` filesystem on linux, `lsof` on macOS, or using WinApi on windows. It is responsive to the terminal window size, displaying less info if there is no room for it. It will also attempt to resolve ips to their host name in the background using reverse DNS on a best effort basis.



## Installation



### Downstream packaging status



For detailed instructions for each platform, see [INSTALL.md](INSTALL.md).





  Packaging status




### Download a prebuilt binary



We offer several generic binaries in [releases](https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich/releases) for various OSes.



  

    OSArchitectureSupportUsage

  

  

    

      Androidaarch64Best effort

      

        
All modern Android devices.


        
Note that this is a pure binary file, not an APK suitable for general usage.


      

    

    

      Linuxaarch64Full

      64-bit ARMv8+ (servers, some modern routers, RPi-4+).

    

    

      armv7hfBest effort32-bit ARMv7 (older routers, pre-RPi-4).

    

    

      x64Full

      Most Linux desktops & servers.

    

    

      MacOSaarch64Full

      Apple silicon Macs (2021+).

    

    

      x64

      Intel Macs (pre-2021).

    

    

      Windowsx64Full

      Most Windows desktops & servers.

    

  



## Building from source



```sh

git clone https://github.com/imsnif/bandwhich.git

cd bandwhich

cargo build --release

```



For the up-to-date minimum supported Rust version, please refer to the `rust-version` field in [Cargo.toml](Cargo.toml).



### Cross-compiling



Cross-compiling for alternate targets is supported via [cross](https://github.com/cross-rs/cross). Here's the rough procedure:



1. Check the target architecture. If on Linux, you can use `uname -m`.

2. Lookup [rustc platform support](https://doc.rust-lang.org/rustc/platform-support.html) for the corresponding target triple.

3. [Install `cross`](https://github.com/cross-rs/cross#installation).

4. Run `cross build --release --target `.



#### Android



Until [cross-rs/cross#1222](https://github.com/cross-rs/cross/issues/1222) is solved, use the latest HEAD:



```sh

cargo install --git https://github.com/cross-rs/cross.git cross

cross build --release --target aarch64-linux-android

```



## Post install (Linux)



Since `bandwhich` sniffs network packets, it requires elevated privileges.

On Linux, there are two main ways to accomplish this:



### 1. `setcap`



- Permanently allow the `bandwhich` binary its required privileges (called "capabilities" in Linux).

- Do this if you want to give all unprivileged users full access to bandwhich's monitoring capabilities.

    - This is the **recommended** setup **for single user machines**, or **if all users are trusted**.

    - This is **not recommended** if you want to **ensure users cannot see others' traffic**.



```sh

# assign capabilities

sudo setcap cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search,cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin+ep $(command -v bandwhich)

# run as unprivileged user

bandwhich

```



#### Capabilities explained

- `cap_sys_ptrace,cap_dac_read_search`: allow access to `/proc//fd/`, so that `bandwhich` can determine which open port belongs to which process.

- `cap_net_raw,cap_net_admin`: allow capturing packets on your system.



### 2. `sudo` (or alternative)



- Require privilege escalation every time.

- Do this if you are an administrator of a multi-user environment.



```sh

sudo bandwhich

```



Note that if your installation method installed `bandwhich` to somewhere in

your home directory (you can check with `command -v bandwhich`), you may get a

`command not found` error. This is because in many distributions, `sudo` by

default does not keep your user's `$PATH` for safety concerns.



To overcome this, you can do any one of the following:

1. [make `sudo` preserve your `$PATH` environment variable](https://unix.stackexchange.com/q/83191/375550);

2. explicitly set `$PATH` while running `bandwhich`: `sudo env "PATH=$PATH" bandwhich`;

3. pass the full path to `sudo`: `sudo $(command -v bandwhich)`.



## Post install (Windows)



You might need to first install [npcap](https://npcap.com/#download) for capturing packets on Windows.



## Usage



```

Usage: bandwhich [OPTIONS]



Options:

  -i, --interface       The network interface to listen on, eg. eth0

  -r, --raw                        Machine friendlier output

  -n, --no-resolve                 Do not attempt to resolve IPs to their hostnames

  -s, --show-dns                   Show DNS queries

  -d, --dns-server     A dns server ip to use instead of the system default

      --log-to             Enable debug logging to a file

  -v, --verbose...                 Increase logging verbosity

  -q, --quiet...                   Decrease logging verbosity

  -p, --processes                  Show processes table only

  -c, --connections                Show connections table only

  -a, --addresses                  Show remote addresses table only

  -u, --unit-family   Choose a specific family of units [default: bin-bytes] [possible values: bin-bytes, bin-bits, si-bytes, si-bits]

  -t, --total-utilization          Show total (cumulative) usages

  -h, --help                       Print help (see more with '--help')

  -V, --version                    Print version

```



## Contributing



See [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md).



## License



MIT