indicator-netspeed Refresh list of interfaces

I see two options:

add a button to the menu that lets the user refresh the list manually
refresh it automatically when interfaces change

The second option only works if GTK allows to somehow listen to changes in the interfaces. Does anyone know whether there is an event or signal for that? We could also poll periodically, but that's really not ideal.

Jul 12 '14 19:07 TobBrandt

Refresh it automatically please.

We're already getting the most up-to-date list of network interfaces from libgtop every second. We could see whether it changed (stupidest option: compare the number of network interfaces with previous; smarter option: compare the names as well) and update the menu.

Or, perhaps, if we get an event of some kind before the menu is displayed, we could update the menu then.

Jul 15 '14 18:07 mgedmin

Further, the tun0 interface (and other such interfaces) never show up. Could that be corrected?

Dec 31 '14 07:12 the-solipsist

Friends you can just open any browser in linux. Then open Netspeed and press "Start" button to test internet speed. It doesn't matter which Internet Service Provider it is.

Oct 05 '20 03:10 cdehury

The point of this indicator is to show the current download/upload rate, not the maximum speed your connection is capable of.

Oct 05 '20 06:10 mgedmin

@chandu-77 is the creator of that 'netspeed.live' website, and is spamming this issue to gain attention :-(

Oct 05 '20 08:10 the-solipsist