Packet Counter Gadget

Counts the number of UDP packets sent and displays the count in real-time.

Prerequisites

• Ensure you have ig installed. Follow the installation instructions from the official website
• Linux machine and sudo privileges.

Running the Gadget

sudo -E ig run ghcr.io/mqasimsarfraz/packetcounter

or using a different interval (default '10s'):

sudo -E ig run ghcr.io/mqasimsarfraz/packetcounter --map-fetch-interval 2s

Output

Emits the total number of UDP packets sent at every interval:

COMM             PACKETS             
systemd-resolve  3                   
isc-net-0000     2