Bill Marcum wrote:

> On Mon, 31 Oct 2005 01:06:40 +0000, D M Walking
> wrote:
>> When I use a dial up connection on my sarge box, I can put an applet on
>> the task bar that shows the link activity. Is there anything comparable
>> when I use a USB broadband modem to connect to the internet? (I've tried
>> looking through the applications on the nearest Debian mirror site, but
>> so far haven't turned anything up).
>>
>> Thanks for any pointers ...
>
> If you use Gnome, right-click on the end of the panel, select "Add To
> Panel" and "Network Monitor".
>
>
Also gkrellm will show network activity (among other things).

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Elwood