If you, like me, find yourself experimenting with apps and services all the time, keeping a tab on what’s going on behind the scenes on your home network is important. I’ve previously dabbled with system utilities like Activity Monitor and netstat to take a peek behind the scenes, but I’ve been on the lookout for a utility that offers more than just a pretty interface. And that’s basically how I discovered RustNet — a cross-platform network monitoring tool built with Rust. RustNet takes an interesting approach by turning your terminal into a live dashboard where you can watch incoming and outgoing connections, see which apps are talking to which services online, and even filter or inspect traffic based on your needs. It’s a simple and straightforward way to get a clear view of traffic spikes and background activity that you might not have noticed otherwise. So, if you care about security, performance, or just want to understand your machine’s network activity better, I’d highly recommend looking into RustNet as it can potentially turn your good-old command line into a full-fledged network control center.