matthart1983/netwatch

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What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

NetWatch is a zero-config terminal TUI for real-time network diagnostics, written in Rust and distributed as a single static binary. It shows interface bandwidth, latency, packet loss, DNS latency, and per-connection process attribution, and can decode protocols on the wire to spot suspicious patterns like port scans, malware beaconing, and DNS exfiltration.

Use cases

• see what's using my bandwidth right now
• find which process opened a network connection
• monitor network latency and packet loss in the terminal
• detect malware beaconing or DNS data exfiltration
• troubleshoot why my network is slow
• inspect live network traffic without config
• watch per-program egress activity

When to choose

• you want instant, zero-config network visibility in a terminal on macOS or Linux
• you need process-level attribution for sockets and connections
• you prefer a single static binary with no daemon, no root, and no telemetry
• you want a live TUI dashboard combining throughput, latency, and connection tables

When to avoid

• you need full packet capture to files or deep forensic analysis like Wireshark
• you need Windows support in production
• you need centralized multi-host network monitoring or alerting
• you require a GUI or web-based dashboard

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

monitoring networking tracing security terminal-ui networking security developer-tools monitoring cli rust tui network-diagnostics packet-capture process-attribution zero-config rust-binary command-line macos linux

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