nload is a console application which monitors network traffic and bandwidth usage in real time. It visualizes the in- and outgoing traffic using two graphs and provides additional info like total amount of transfered data and min/max network usage.
excellent tool for every network specialist/troubleshooter
2008-06-28 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Really fix compilation with g++ 4.3 2008-02-27 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * If devices are given on the command line, display only these * Use --sysconfdir as given to configure 2008-02-02 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Abort configure script if ncurses is not found * Rewrite the linux proc devreader * Implement hpux device detection * Implement reading and writing of config files (fixes debian bug #247030) * Add F5 and F6 key shortcuts for reading and writing current settings * Change defaults for traffic units to human readable * Make shown devices configurable at run time and save this setting as well * Remove "-t 0" * Change key shortcuts, especially F2 for the option window * Replace "average smoothness" by average window period in seconds * Apply patch by Paul Brook <paul@nowt.org> so that nload works correctly on 64-bit kernels * Fix SIGSEGV when /proc/net/dev doesn't exist * Make compilation work with GCC 4.3 (fixes debian bug #417449) * Tag 0.7.0 release 2003-12-18 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Ported to HP-UX (thanks to Roshan Sequeira) * Added some useful key shortcuts * Fixed some memory leaks (also on BSD), uninitialized variables * Fixed compilation with gcc 3.x * Source code cleanup * Tagged 0.6.0 release 2002-08-11 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * New option window (via the 'o' key) to change program settings at run time * Display IP numbers of the devices * Faster keyboard reaction * "Real" average calculation * Big code reorganisation * New nload-user mailing list (see README) * Tagged 0.5.0 release 2001-12-06 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Ported to Free/Net/OpenBSD and Solaris * Switches -u and -U for customizable data units * Tripled graph resolution by adding two additional drawing chars (thanks to Christian Hoenig) * Fixed wrong data display after network device restart (thanks to Christian Hoenig) * Tagged 0.4.0 release 2001-10-20 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Now the 4GB workaround really works * Tagged 0.3.2 release 2001-10-17 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Parameter -m introduced: don't show graphs * Added the nload(1) man page * Workaround for the 4GB kernel variable overflow * Tagged 0.3.1 release 2001-09-25 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Two-dimensional graphs for current net load * Arrow keys to switch between devices * 'q' key to exit * Tagged 0.3.0 release 2001-08-18 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Improved average calculation * Warning if device doesn't exist * More command line parsing fixes * Code cleanups * Tagged 0.2.2 release 2001-08-08 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Added average calculation * Fixed min/max calculation * Fixed severe timing/calculation problems (thanks to Magnus Roth) * Fixed a command line parsing bug * Tagged 0.2.1 release 2001-08-03 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Switched to ncurses * Support of more than one network device * Displays min/max bandwidth usage * Tagged 0.2.0 release 2001-07-28 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Seg fault when specifying a network device fixed * Tagged 0.1.1 release 2001-07-27 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * First public release 0.1.0
* If devices are given on the command line, display only these * Use --sysconfdir as given to configure
2008-02-02 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Abort configure script if ncurses is not found * Rewrite the linux proc devreader * Implement hpux device detection * Implement reading and writing of config files (fixes debian bug #247030) * Add F5 and F6 key shortcuts for reading and writing current settings * Change defaults for traffic units to human readable * Make shown devices configurable at run time and save this setting as well * Remove "-t 0" * Change key shortcuts, especially F2 for the option window * Replace "average smoothness" by average window period in seconds * Apply patch by Paul Brook <paul@nowt.org> so that nload works correctly on 64-bit kernels * Fix SIGSEGV when /proc/net/dev doesn't exist * Make compilation work with GCC 4.3 (fixes debian bug #417449) * Tag 0.7.0 release 2003-12-18 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Ported to HP-UX (thanks to Roshan Sequeira) * Added some useful key shortcuts * Fixed some memory leaks (also on BSD), uninitialized variables * Fixed compilation with gcc 3.x * Source code cleanup * Tagged 0.6.0 release 2002-08-11 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * New option window (via the 'o' key) to change program settings at run time * Display IP numbers of the devices * Faster keyboard reaction * "Real" average calculation * Big code reorganisation * New nload-user mailing list (see README) * Tagged 0.5.0 release 2001-12-06 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Ported to Free/Net/OpenBSD and Solaris * Switches -u and -U for customizable data units * Tripled graph resolution by adding two additional drawing chars (thanks to Christian Hoenig) * Fixed wrong data display after network device restart (thanks to Christian Hoenig) * Tagged 0.4.0 release 2001-10-20 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Now the 4GB workaround really works * Tagged 0.3.2 release 2001-10-17 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Parameter -m introduced: don't show graphs * Added the nload(1) man page * Workaround for the 4GB kernel variable overflow * Tagged 0.3.1 release 2001-09-25 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Two-dimensional graphs for current net load * Arrow keys to switch between devices * 'q' key to exit * Tagged 0.3.0 release 2001-08-18 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Improved average calculation * Warning if device doesn't exist * More command line parsing fixes * Code cleanups * Tagged 0.2.2 release 2001-08-08 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Added average calculation * Fixed min/max calculation * Fixed severe timing/calculation problems (thanks to Magnus Roth) * Fixed a command line parsing bug * Tagged 0.2.1 release 2001-08-03 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Switched to ncurses * Support of more than one network device * Displays min/max bandwidth usage * Tagged 0.2.0 release 2001-07-28 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * Seg fault when specifying a network device fixed * Tagged 0.1.1 release 2001-07-27 Roland Riegel <feedback@roland-riegel.de> * First public release 0.1.0
I am pleased to announce nload 0.7.0. After about four years without a single release, I have been reworking the codebase and implementing some additional features. Some bugs which accumulated during the last years where fixed as well. First, nload is now capable of reading and writing configuration files to disk. On start, settings are restored from /etc/nload.conf and $HOME/.nload (in this order). During runtime, the shortcut F5 is used to write the current settings to the user's home directory. To return modified settings to their stored values, press F6. The devices which are monitored can now be changed during runtime. This is done as usual from the option window. Please note that the option window is now available with the shortcut F2 only. For more changes, please see the ChangeLog. Have a nice time!
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