View network activity

• Click Network in the Activity Monitor window (or use the Touch Bar) to see the following in the bottom of the Activity Monitor window:

  • Packets in, Packets out: The total number of packets received and sent.

  • Packets in/sec, Packets out/sec: The speed of information being transferred (in packets per second).

  • Data received, Data sent: The total amount of information moved (in megabytes).

  • Data received/sec, Data sent/sec: The amount of information moved over time (in bytes per second), also called throughput. This number is also displayed in the graph.

• To make more columns visible, choose View > Columns.

• Choose View > Dock Icon > Show Network Usage.

In the Activity Monitor window, you can change the type of data displayed in the network activity graph. The type of data you select is shown in the Activity Monitor window and in the Activity Monitor icon in the Dock.

1. Click Network in the Activity Monitor window (or use the Touch Bar).

2. Click the pop-up menu above the graph, then choose Packets or Data.