/Network_Monitoring_Tool

This is a simple network monitoring tool written in Python. It pings the specified hosts continuously and provides real-time latency, success rate, jitter, and other details in a neatly formatted table.

Primary LanguagePython

Ping Monitoring Tool

This Ping Monitoring Tool is a Python-based script designed to monitor the latency and availability of a list of hosts. It provides real-time updates on various metrics such as average latency, success rate, and jitter.

Features

  • Real-time Monitoring: Continuously monitors and displays ping statistics for a list of hosts.
  • Latency Tracking: Tracks average latency, latency changes, and jitter.
  • Success Rate Calculation: Calculates and displays the success rate of ping attempts.
  • Host Expansion: Supports CIDR notation and IP ranges for bulk host monitoring.
  • Hostname Resolution: Resolves and displays the hostname for each IP address.

Installation

  1. Clone the Repository

    git clone https://github.com/saeed205/Network_Monitoring_Tool.git
cd Network_Monitoring_Tool

  2. Install Dependencies

    The required dependencies are listed in the requirements.txt file. You can install them using pip.

    pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

  1. Prepare the Hosts List

    Create a hosts.txt file in the root directory of the project. List the hosts you want to monitor, one per line. You can use individual IP addresses, CIDR notation, or IP ranges.

    Example hosts.txt:

    192.168.1.1
192.168.1.5-192.168.1.10
192.168.2.0/24
google.com

  2. Run the Script

    Execute the script using Python.

    python main.py

    The script will start monitoring the hosts listed in hosts.txt and display real-time statistics in the console.

Code Explanation

Main Components

  1. HostResult Class: Stores and manages the ping statistics for each host.

  2. ping_host Function: Continuously pings a host, updates its statistics, and stores the results in a shared dictionary.

  3. expand_hosts Function: Expands CIDR notations and IP ranges into individual IP addresses.

  4. main Function: Reads the hosts from the hosts.txt file, initializes the monitoring threads, and displays the real-time statistics using the Rich library.

Ping Monitoring

  • The script uses the ping3 library to send ICMP ping requests to each host.
  • The ping responses are recorded and analyzed to calculate various metrics:
    • Response Time: Time taken for the ping request to receive a response.
    • Average Latency: Average response time over the last 10 pings.
    • Latency Change: Indicates if the average latency has increased or decreased.
    • Success Rate: Percentage of successful ping responses.
    • Jitter: Difference between the maximum and minimum response times in the last 10 pings.

Real-time Display

  • The rich library is used to create a live-updating table in the console.
  • The table displays the following columns:
    • Host
    • Hostname
    • Ping Response
    • Average Latency
    • Latency Change
    • Success Rate
    • Test Count
    • Last Update
    • Jitter

Dependencies

  • Python 3.x
  • ping3 library for sending ping requests
  • rich library for creating the live-updating console table

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a pull request or open an issue to discuss improvements or bug fixes.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.