EtherApe : A great visual network monitoring tool

EtherApe is a great tool to be able to visualize traffic on your network.

• Install in Linux Mint or Ubuntu

$ apt-get -y install etherape

• Create a simple Launch script (to launch with root)

$ cat ~/bin/EtherApe.sh
#!/bin/bash
gksudo etherape

• Set writable permissions (replace 'lclark' with your username)

$ chmod +x ~/bin/EtherApe.sh

• Update launcher script line to match new script using sudo  :

$ grep Exec /usr/share/applications/etherape.desktop
Exec=~/bin/EtherApe.sh

• Launch app using icon from Menu or launcher

Note -  As EtherApe runs as root use with caution when connected to the internet