radiosilenceapp.com
Security and privacy
network monitoring
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How HN took it
7 positive, 22 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 7 critical, out of 38 comments about the project. Thread score +0.02.
Execution: 3 for, 7 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, minimal interface and good layout.
From 3 comments
I like the minimalism of this, just a connection monitor, nothing else. Great work! 1 feature request tough: I've installed RadioSilence also, and it would be very handy to be…
nclrhombre on HNThe bandwidth suggestions are good, but rather than suggest more, I'll just say I really like the way you've laid things out. The UI lets me see data via the angles I'd want to…
runjake on HNGreat work! I really like the nice clean interface. It would be great if there would be an option to put it in the menu bar and hide it in the dock.
huskyr on HN
Useful for seeing what runs on the Mac.
From 2 comments
Very nice looking program - can certainly see myself using it to keep track of what's going on on my Mac. One thing I've noticed though, is that it doesn't seem to be catching…
elemeno on HNLooks awesome - exactly what I've been after to be honest. I'd love you if you could make it work on 10.6 as well...
46Bit on HN
Objections
Connections not listed on some systems; fixed for 32-bit kernels.
From 3 comments
The problem seems to be about kernel architecture compatibility. I'm going through the build settings etc to see if there's some reason this happens. I'll keep this thread updated.
aparadja on HNThe downloadable package is now updated, and it should support 32 and 64 bit kernels. Please let me know if there are any more problems. Thanks for everyone's patience! * Edit: I…
aparadja on HNUpdate: The problem was related to 32 vs 64 bit kernels, and is fixed now. I also received an email confirmation from everyone who reported the issue that it works for them.…
aparadja on HN
Does not show bandwidth usage per process.
From 2 comments
Bandwidth. Bandwidth usage would be nice. This is something that little-snitch doesn't already do and you can't see it in activity monitor as far as I know. Any chance of…
hmottestad on HNTo clarify. Activity monitor does not show a bandwidth usage on a process to process basis. Since the app in the link is a list of processes and where they are connecting it…
hmottestad on HN
Java network traffic not listed.
From 1 comment
Java network traffic isn't listed. I tried both Minecraft and the Clojure REPL. Nothing. It would also be useful to see the type of connection, TCP/UDP, port number, etc.
pepijndevos on HN
Lion-only; no Snow Leopard support yet.
From 2 comments
Too bad it doesn't want to work on my Snow Leopard system
CyrilMazur on HNwhy Lion-only then?
borism on HN
Requests
Bandwidth usage per connection or process.
From 2 comments
Bandwidth. Bandwidth usage would be nice. This is something that little-snitch doesn't already do and you can't see it in activity monitor as far as I know. Any chance of…
hmottestad on HNTo clarify. Activity monitor does not show a bandwidth usage on a process to process basis. Since the app in the link is a list of processes and where they are connecting it…
hmottestad on HN
Drag and drop apps into Radio Silence.
From 2 comments
I like the minimalism of this, just a connection monitor, nothing else. Great work! 1 feature request tough: I've installed RadioSilence also, and it would be very handy to be…
nclrhombre on HNGreat, I just bought it. Any chance of incorporating Private Eye into Radio Silence, at least for the purpose of selecting the apps I want to block? Or being able to drag and…
Udo on HN
Show live connections, not only new ones.
From 1 comment
It seems like you check for SYN packets, so there is no way to just see the connection currently active. This in my opinion limits the usefulness of the application, it would be…
fletcher on HN
Port and TCP/UDP details.
From 1 comment
Java network traffic isn't listed. I tried both Minecraft and the Clojure REPL. Nothing. It would also be useful to see the type of connection, TCP/UDP, port number, etc.
pepijndevos on HN
Snow Leopard support.
From 2 comments
Looks awesome - exactly what I've been after to be honest. I'd love you if you could make it work on 10.6 as well...
46Bit on HNI agree... Any reason why you don't want to support Snow Leopard?
ra on HN
Questions
How does it capture connections (APIs, kernel)?
From 2 comments
I wonder how it works, i.e. what APIs it is using, etc. Any details? Question on SO:…
albertzeyer on HNActually, it does use kernel-level connection tracking.
aparadja on HN
Why distribute as a pkg installer?
From 2 comments
Nice looking app! But why distributing it as PKG when it only creates Private Eye.app and com.radiosilenceapp.nke.PrivateEye.plist?
sirn on HN2 questions: 1. Why distribute as a pkg instead of a zipped .app or a dmg? 2. Why not put it on MAS? edit: scratch that, I found the postflight script installing a kext.
masklinn on HN
Why is the source closed?
From 2 comments
Thanks for sharing! Any chance you share the source on Github?
oscardelben on HNMy plan is to give the software away for free, but keep the distribution somewhat centralized and the source closed. The app is, on a business level, a marketing tool for my…
aparadja on HN
Alternatives named
Little Snitch
From 2 comments
Bandwidth. Bandwidth usage would be nice. This is something that little-snitch doesn't already do and you can't see it in activity monitor as far as I know. Any chance of…
hmottestad on HNIt works for me. Thanks for making this, keep up the good work! Now if you introduce the option of blocking applications, I'd uninstall LittleSnitch for this.
Udo on HN
nettop and netstat
From 2 comments
nettop in the command line does it (added in Lion), maybe you can scrape it out of there or find the source to it to see how it's done.
kalleboo on HNOn Lion there is also a new useful shell command called nettop.
doe88 on HN
Wireshark
From 2 comments
Thanks for the info. I'll look into the Java issue. Wonder if they do something unorthodox with their traffic. The connection details is something I've pondered about. Port…
aparadja on HNThat's right. Of course, parsing the http requests isn't a monumental task, and it could be done. I'm just not sure whether it's worth it. Wireshark already exists, and I see no…
aparadja on HN
nethogs and iftop (Linux)
From 1 comment
this looks useful, so i had a look for the linux equivalent. turns out there's a command line utility called nethogs that does something similar (it shows bandwidth per process,…
andrewcooke on HN