lldp-bar

lldp plugin for SwiftBar

Requirements

• lldpd - After being installed, lldpd runs as a daemon. LLDP data is collected on all interfaces. lldp-bar interacts with lldpd via lldpcli.
• SwiftBar - SwiftBar makes it easy to schedule and run scripts right from the mac menubar.

Recommended Installation

• Install the Microsoft LLDP Enablement Package. This package is signed and works out of the box with lldp-bar.
• Copy lldp.py to the SwiftBar folder.

Other lldpd Sources

lldpd can be installed via brew or from the lldpd project page. These other sources may require additional steps.

After installation, confirm that that your user has access to lldpd.

karl@litz-dev ~ % /usr/local/sbin/lldpcli show neighbors
2025-09-28T15:32:22 [WARN/control] unable to connect to socket /var/run/lldpd.socket: Permission denied

If unable to connect, add your user to the _lldpd group.

karl@litz-dev ~ % sudo dseditgroup -o edit -a karl -t user _lldpd
Password:
karl@litz-dev ~ % /usr/local/sbin/lldpcli show neighbors         
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LLDP neighbors:
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