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Ethtool logo Ethtool

ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware

iw logo iw

iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices.
  • Ethtool Landing page
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    2020-10-18
  • iw Landing page
    Landing page //
    2020-10-18

Ethtool videos

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Linux Command Review: ifconfig, ethtool, arp, netstat (1 of 2)

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  • Review - Whowatch and Ethtool - What's this?
  • Review - 249 Ethtool command - Architecture and source code walk - Episode 1

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Category Popularity

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Ethtool

iw

Log Management
48 48%
Log Management
52% 52
Monitoring Tools
48 48%
Monitoring Tools
52% 52
API Tools
48 48%
API Tools
52% 52
Development
51 51%
Development
49% 49

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, iw seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Ethtool mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Ethtool yet. Tracking of Ethtool recommendations started around Mar 2021.

iw mentions (2)

  • finally
    The instructions on https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Network_configuration/Wireless is pretty extensive. Popular tools are listed in the article: * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Iwd * https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/Wpa_supplicant * https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/documentation/iw. Source: over 2 years ago
  • Is there a simplest wifi client which just connects to open/wpa/wep/wpa-eap protocol and **NOT** be a daemon on itself to reconnect or do any handling of priority or for taking/managing a list of networks?
    You can run any daemon in your terminal by yourself, many of them have an option to not fork process. Wpa_supplicant is the simpliest client you can get if your WIFI uses WPA/WPA2. The more simple is only iw, but it only supports WEP encryption security. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Ethtool and iw, you can also consider the following products

NetworkManager - NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward.

wicd - Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux.

wpa supplicant - WPA Supplicant for Linux, BSD, and Windows (IEEE 802.1X, WPA, WPA2, RSN, IEEE 802.11i)

ceni - Network manager used by Linux distributions Sidux and Aptosid, but can be installed on debian based...

VSNM - VSNM - Very Simple Network Manager

Wvdial - WvDial (pronounced "Weave Dial") is an easier way to connect to the internet.

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