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A simple network monitoring tool.

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๐Ÿพ Simple Network Monitoring System

Real-Time Network Traffic Monitoring Tool โ€” Cute, Powerful, and Practical! ๐Ÿ’ป๐Ÿ“Š


Overview

This project is a modular, Python-based tool for real-time network traffic monitoring and analysis.
Designed for network enthusiasts and cybersecurity students, it provides packet-level insights in a sleek way!


โœจ Key Features

๐Ÿ” Packet Inspection

  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Protocol-based logging
  • ๐ŸŽฏ User-defined filters: protocol, IP, port

โฑ๏ธ Real-Time Monitoring

  • ๐Ÿ“ˆ Live traffic summaries
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Device scanning and monitoring

๐Ÿšจ Alert System

  • ๐Ÿ”” Custom threshold-based alerts
  • ๐Ÿ”ฅ Severity-level classification

๐Ÿงฉ Modular Design

  • ๐Ÿงฑ Scalable and extendable modules
  • ๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ CLI & GUI support (snm_cli, snm_gui)

๐Ÿ—ƒ๏ธ Database Setup

  • ๐Ÿฌ SQLite-based
  • Tables: filters, thresholds, blacklists, status

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Installation

โœ… Prerequisites

  • ๐Ÿ Python 3.x
  • ๐Ÿ“ฆ Required packages listed in requirements.txt

๐Ÿ“ฅ Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/Bigst3pp3r/Simple-Network-Monitoring-System-main.git
cd Simple-Network-Monitoring-System-main

๐Ÿ“ฆ Install Dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

๐Ÿš€ Usage

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธ Command-Line Interface (CLI) Navigate to the project directory

Run the main script:

python main.py

๐ŸŽ›๏ธ CLI Options

  • Set Filters ๐Ÿงช
  • Manage Thresholds โš™๏ธ
  • Start Monitoring ๐Ÿ“ก
  • Scan Network ๐ŸŒ
  • Monitor Devices ๐Ÿ•ต๏ธ

๐Ÿงธ Graphical User Interface (GUI)

Launch the GUI:

python src/main_gui.py

๐Ÿ–ผ๏ธ GUI Features

  • ๐Ÿ” Login system (role-based access)
  • ๐Ÿงญ Dashboard, settings, alerts, devices, packets
  • ๐Ÿงต Multi-threaded real-time monitoring

๐Ÿ—‚๏ธ File Structure

๐Ÿ“ Simple-Network-Monitoring-System
โ”œโ”€โ”€ main.py                    # CLI entry point
โ”œโ”€โ”€ src/
โ”‚   โ”œโ”€โ”€ main_gui.py            # GUI entry point
โ”‚   โ”œโ”€โ”€ monitoring_core.py     # Core monitoring logic
โ”‚   โ”œโ”€โ”€ filters.py             # Filter + DB logic
โ”‚   โ”œโ”€โ”€ devices_gui.py         # Device GUI
โ”‚   โ”œโ”€โ”€ alerts_gui.py          # Alerts GUI
โ”‚   โ””โ”€โ”€ packets_gui.py         # Packets GUI
โ”œโ”€โ”€ src/database/              # Database files
โ””โ”€โ”€ tests/                     # Unit tests

๐Ÿข Made with Python, curiosity, and a love for clean networks!

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