xfce4-network-status

An Xfce4 panel plugin that displays the current network connection status. It shows a status icon and (optionally) the active IPv4 address directly in the Xfce panel, updating every few seconds.

Based on the xfce4-sample-plugin project template.

Features

• Real-time network status monitoring via the system's network interface list
• Displays a symbolic icon reflecting the connection type (wired, wireless, or offline)
• Optionally shows the IPv4 address of the active interface as a panel label
• Configurable target interface (or auto-detects the best available one)
• Tooltip showing the interface name and IP address
• Standard Xfce configure and about dialogs

Requirements

• GTK+ >= 3.24
• GLib >= 2.66
• libxfce4panel >= 4.16
• libxfce4ui >= 4.16
• libxfce4util >= 4.16

Building

Meson (existing)

meson setup build
meson compile -C build
sudo meson install -C build

CMake (alternative)

cmake -S . -B build-cmake
cmake --build build-cmake
sudo cmake --install build-cmake

For local, non-system testing on Fedora Workstation (or any desktop where xfce4-panel is available), use:

./scripts/test-local-panel.sh build-cmake

To uninstall:

sudo ninja uninstall -C build

Usage

After installation, add the Network Status plugin to the Xfce panel through Panel → Add New Items. Right-click the plugin in the panel to access the Properties dialog where you can:

• Set a specific network interface to monitor (leave blank to auto-detect)
• Toggle the IP address label on or off