Home Network & IoT
iftop / nethogs / bmon / nload
Live bandwidth monitors by host, process, or interface.
Authorized testing only. Practice on systems you own, isolated labs, or targets with written permission. Unauthorized access is illegal.
When
Finding which device or process is saturating your home uplink.
How
Run iftop on gateway interface or nethogs on a noisy host.
Why
Bandwidth anomalies often indicate misbehaving IoT or malware.
Commands & usage
sudo iftop -i eth0
sudo nethogs wlan0
bmon
nload
Commands are educational examples. Adapt hosts, paths, and rates to your authorized scope.
Tags
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