# Monitor network traffic on macos (2025-01-11)

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**Created:** [January 11, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/monitor-network-traffic-on-macos-2025-01-11/233 "2025-01-11T08:00:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [January 11, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://pluralist.net/t/monitor-network-traffic-on-macos-2025-01-11/233/1 "2025-01-11T08:00:00Z")

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The `iftop` tool on macOS (and Linux) is very useful and running it yields interesting information about the network traffic flowing through your network interfaces.

Install it: `brew install iftop`

Run it with: `sudo iftop -i en0`

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Here is an example of the top traffic destination during a FaceTime call with friends in rural Bulgaria:

 ![image](https://pluralist.net/uploads/default/original/1X/9487fd9fa575377564135ea1f3612be5f5904361.png)