I suspect the solution here would be to get the newer upstream version of netspeed packaged and into the archives.
See bug #268727 "new upstream version of netspeed applet 0.15" -- netspeed applet will not measure wired https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/335507 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs