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Install network-doctor with Homebrew
Network troubleshooting TUI. Version 2.1.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-10-29.
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overview
Package summary
Network troubleshooting TUI
Project links
Commands and aliases
- netdoc
history
Project history and usage
Network Doctor is a cross-platform terminal UI and automation-friendly CLI for diagnosing interface, DNS, TCP, TLS, HTTP, proxy, and path-MTU failures.
Project history
Network Doctor was developed as a Go-based, cross-platform troubleshooting TUI. Its design focuses on locating the failing network layer and presenting evidence and suggested fixes rather than exposing only raw output from individual diagnostic commands.
Adoption history
The project supplies binaries or packages for Linux, macOS, and Windows, including Homebrew, Winget, Scoop, Fedora COPR, and release artifacts. The same engine supports interactive diagnosis, watch mode, JSON output, and stable exit codes for automation.
How it is used
Running `netdoc` without a target checks local connectivity, egress, proxy, public DNS, and Wi-Fi metadata. Supplying a hostname or service performs layered diagnosis; `--watch` observes intermittent faults, while `--json` produces machine-readable reports.
Why package nerds care
Network Doctor consolidates tools commonly invoked separately—such as interface inspection, DNS lookup, TCP connection testing, TLS inspection, and HTTP probing—into a layered diagnosis. Package users gain one cross-platform binary that can explain failures interactively or emit structured reports.
Timeline
- 2020s: Network Doctor is published as a cross-platform Go project with native package and release-binary distribution.
Related projects
- Traditional tools such as ping, dig, and curl cover narrower portions of the troubleshooting workflow that Network Doctor combines.
Sources
security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for network-doctor. Package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 5 platform targets.
- Build metadata lists 1 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
netdoc | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-11-04
manager version2.1.1
manager updated2026-10-29
local dataok
upstreamcurrent
latest detectedv2.1.1
https://github.com/heymaikol/network-doctor
- okNo freshness warnings were generated.
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:network-doctor |
|---|---|
| Version | 2.1.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/network-doctor |
| Homepage | https://github.com/heymaikol/network-doctor/ |
| Repository | https://github.com/heymaikol/network-doctor |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/heymaikol/network-doctor/ |
| License | Apache-2.0 |
| Source archive | https://github.com/heymaikol/network-doctor/archive/refs/tags/v2.1.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-10-29T22:09:44Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Build dependencies | go |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_golden_gate, arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_tahoe, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | network-doctor |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.
Combined YAML source
View the package source record on GitHub.
Used sources
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
- package-page enrichment
- pkg.so package database