What Internet bandwidth speed tools are available?

Question

Is there any applications on Ubuntu that could measure your bandwidth/download speed?

I would like to start a few downloads and use a bandwidth monitor like application that will give me the total download and upload speed in Mbps. There used to be a software like that for windows, I can't recall the name though.

Answer 1

Yo can use Netspeed monitor applet. At 1st, install it from software center, simple "netspeed monitor" will give you the result, install the package. Now if you are using GNOME, right click on panel, select add to panel and then select netspeed monitor. You can see the incoming and outgoing speed on the panel all time

Answer 2

gkrellm and conky are useful monitoring tools for gnome that will allow you to have a visual of your network bandwidth behavior. Both them are not limited to the monitoring the network activity. Screenshots here:

gkrellm

conky

more conky's screenshots available at: http://conky.sourceforge.net/screenshots.html

Answer 3

I use nethogs. Console program. Works great.

sudo apt-get install nethogs

Answer 4

speedtest.net is awesome, no need for an app...

Answer 5

gnome-system-monitor Resources tab has a current network traffic graph as well as upload/download totals since last boot.

Answer 6

`[Desktop Entry]
Name=NetHogs
Comment=Network Monitor
Exec=gksudo uxterm nethogs %u
Icon=/usr/share/icons/gnome/32x32/apps/utilities-system-monitor.png
Terminal=false
Type=Application
Categories=Application;System;'

save this file on desktop as NetHogs.desktop and then move it to - //home/your user name/.local/share/applications

Now open dash and search for NetHogs. You will have a fully functional menu.