Ethtool Alternatives

Ethtool is described as '- utility for controlling network drivers and hardware' and is an app in the network & admin category. There are nine alternatives to Ethtool for Linux, Xfce, Mac and Windows. The best Ethtool alternative is NetworkManager, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Ethtool are iwmenu, wicd, iw and ceni.

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ethtool - utility for controlling network drivers and hardware.

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Ethtool alternatives page was last updated Nov 11, 2024
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  1. NetworkManager icon
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    NetworkManager is a set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward. Whether WiFi, wired, 3G, or Bluetooth, NetworkManager allows you to quickly move from one network to another: once a network has been configured and joined once, it can be detected and...

    9 NetworkManager alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    NetworkManager VS Ethtool

     
    • NetworkManager is the most popular Linux alternative to Ethtool.

    • NetworkManager is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Ethtool.

    • NetworkManager is Free and Open SourceEthtool is also Free and Open Source
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    (iNet Wireless Menu) allows using your menu of choice to manage the wireless network.

    9 iwmenu alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    iwmenu VS Ethtool

     
  3. wicd icon
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    Wicd is an open source wired and wireless network manager for Linux which aims to provide a simple interface to connect to networks with a wide variety of settings.

    9 wicd alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce
    Discontinued

    Latest version is 1.7.4 released on 2016-01-25

    wicd Features

    1.  Wireless

    wicd VS Ethtool

     
  4. iw icon
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    iw is a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. It supports almost all new drivers that have been added to the kernel recently. It allows you to configure and show information about wireless networking.

    9 iw alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    iw Features

    1.  Wireless
    2.  Network Scanner

    iw VS Ethtool

     
  5. ceni icon
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    Network manager used by Linux distributions Sidux and Aptosid, but can be installed on debian based distributions, and compiled from source on just about any.

    7 ceni alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Xfce

    ceni Features

    1.  Wireless

    ceni VS Ethtool

     
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    rfkill is a small tool to query the state of the rfkill switches, buttons and subsystem interfaces.

    7 Rfkill alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    Rfkill Features

    1.  Wireless

    Rfkill VS Ethtool

     
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    wpa_supplicant is designed to be a "daemon" program that runs in the background and acts as the backend component controlling the wireless connection. wpa_supplicant supports separate frontend programs and a text-based frontend (wpa_cli) and a GUI (wpa_gui) are...

    8 wpa_supplicant alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    • Xfce

    wpa_supplicant Features

    1.  Wireless

    wpa_supplicant VS Ethtool

     
    • wpa_supplicant is the most popular Mac alternative to Ethtool.

    • wpa_supplicant is Free and Open SourceEthtool is also Free and Open Source
  8. VSWM icon
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    As the name suggests it manages the wireless network in a very simplistic way. This version have wifi WPA and WEP, with dhcp and static networks. To use it, just place the vswm.cfg file at /etc/ and add there your existing networks.

    9 VSWM alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    VSWM VS Ethtool

     
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    IQonn.com is a community that offers Mobile travellers the tools needed to be truly nomadic. If you have any Mobile Data subscription, Notebook with a Wireless device or data card and you are Out of Office frequently, then IQonn.com is the place for you. IQonn.

    7 IQonn Lite alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    IQonn Lite Features

    1.  LAN
    2.  Wireless
    3.  Voice Chat

    IQonn Lite VS Ethtool

     
    • IQonn Lite is the most popular Windows alternative to Ethtool.

    • IQonn Lite is Free and ProprietaryEthtool is Free and Open Source
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