diff --git a/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/network.py b/bumblebee_status/modules/contrib/network.py
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+"""
+A module to show the currently active network connection (ethernet or wifi) and connection strength if the connection is wireless.
+
+Requires the Python netifaces package and iw installed on Linux.
+
+A simpler take on nic and network_traffic. No extra config necessary!
+
+"""
+
+
+import util.cli
+import util.format
+
+import core.module
+import core.widget
+import core.input
+
+import netifaces
+import socket
+
+
+class Module(core.module.Module):
+    @core.decorators.every(seconds=5)
+    def __init__(self, config, theme):
+        super().__init__(config, theme, core.widget.Widget(self.network))
+        self.__is_wireless = False
+        self.__is_connected = False
+        self.__interface = None
+        self.__message = None
+        self.__signal = -110
+
+    # Get network information to display to the user
+    def network(self, widgets):
+        # Determine whether there is an internet connection
+        self.__is_connected = self.__attempt_connection()
+
+        # Attempt to extract a valid network interface device
+        try:
+            self.__interface = netifaces.gateways()["default"][netifaces.AF_INET][1]
+        except Exception:
+            self.__interface = None
+
+        # Check to see if the interface (if connected to the internet) is wireless
+        if self.__is_connected and self.__interface:
+            self.__is_wireless = self.__interface_is_wireless(self.__interface)
+
+        # setup message to send to the user
+        if not self.__is_connected or not self.__interface:
+            self.__message = "No connection"
+        elif not self.__is_wireless:
+            # Assuming that if user is connected via non-wireless means that it will be ethernet
+            self.__signal = -30
+            self.__message = "Ethernet"
+        else:
+            # We have a wireless connection
+            iw_dat = util.cli.execute("iwgetid")
+            has_ssid = "ESSID" in iw_dat
+            signal = self.__compute_signal(self.__interface)
+
+            # If signal is None, that means that we can't compute the default interface's signal strength
+            self.__signal = (
+                util.format.asint(signal, minimum=-110, maximum=-30) if signal else None
+            )
+
+            ssid = (
+                iw_dat[iw_dat.index(":") + 1 :].replace('"', "").strip()
+                if has_ssid
+                else "Unknown"
+            )
+            self.__message = self.__generate_wireles_message(ssid, self.__signal)
+
+        return self.__message
+
+    # State determined by signal strength
+    def state(self, widget):
+        if self.__compute_strength(self.__signal) < 50:
+            return "critical"
+        if self.__compute_strength(self.__signal) < 75:
+            return "warning"
+
+        return None
+
+    # manually done for better granularity / ease of parsing strength data
+    def __generate_wireles_message(self, ssid, signal):
+        computed_strength = self.__compute_strength(signal)
+        strength_str = str(computed_strength) if computed_strength else "?"
+
+        return "{} {}%".format(ssid, strength_str)
+
+    def __compute_strength(self, signal):
+        return int(100 * ((signal + 100) / 70.0)) if signal else None
+
+    # get signal strength in decibels/milliwat
+    def __compute_signal(self, interface):
+        # Get connection strength
+        cmd = "iwconfig {}".format(interface)
+        config_dat = " ".join(util.cli.execute(cmd).split())
+        config_tokens = config_dat.replace("=", " ").split()
+
+        # handle weird output
+        try:
+            signal = config_tokens[config_tokens.index("level") + 1]
+        except Exception:
+            signal = None
+
+        return signal
+
+    def __attempt_connection(self):
+        can_connect = False
+        try:
+            socket.create_connection(("1.1.1.1", 53))
+            can_connect = True
+        except Exception:
+            can_connect = False
+
+        return can_connect
+
+    def __interface_is_wireless(self, interface):
+        is_wireless = False
+        try:
+            with open("/proc/net/wireless", "r") as f:
+                is_wireless = interface in f.read()
+                f.close()
+        except Exception:
+            is_wireless = False
+
+        return is_wireless
+
diff --git a/tests/modules/contrib/test_network.py b/tests/modules/contrib/test_network.py
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+from unittest import TestCase, mock
+import pytest
+
+import core.config
+import core.widget
+import modules.contrib.network
+
+import socket
+
+pytest.importorskip("netifaces")
+
+
+def build_module():
+    config = core.config.Config([])
+    return modules.contrib.network.Module(config=config, theme=None)
+
+
+def wireless_default():
+    return {"default": {1: ("10.0.1.12", "wlan3")}}
+
+
+def wired_default():
+    return {"default": {18: ("10.0.1.12", "eth3")}}
+
+
+def exec_side_effect_valid(*args, **kwargs):
+    if args[0] == "iwgetid":
+        return "ESSID: bumblefoo"
+    if "iwconfig" in args[0]:
+        return "level=-30"
+    return mock.DEFAULT
+
+
+def exec_side_effect_invalid(*args, **kwargs):
+    return "invalid gibberish, can't parse for info"
+
+
+class TestNetworkUnit(TestCase):
+    def test_load_module(self):
+        __import__("modules.contrib.network")
+
+    @pytest.mark.allow_hosts(["127.0.0.1"])
+    def test_no_internet(self):
+        module = build_module()
+        assert module.widgets()[0].full_text() == "No connection"
+
+    @mock.patch("util.cli.execute")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.gateways")
+    @mock.patch("socket.create_connection")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.AF_INET", 1)
+    @mock.patch("builtins.open", mock.mock_open(read_data="wlan3"))
+    def test_valid_wireless_connection(self, socket_mock, gateways_mock, execute_mock):
+        socket_mock.return_value = mock.MagicMock()
+        fake_ssid = "bumblefoo"
+        gateways_mock.return_value = wireless_default()
+        execute_mock.side_effect = exec_side_effect_valid
+
+        module = build_module()
+
+        assert fake_ssid in module.widgets()[0].full_text()
+
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.gateways")
+    @mock.patch("socket.create_connection")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.AF_INET", 18)
+    @mock.patch("builtins.open", mock.mock_open(read_data="wlan3"))
+    def test_valid_wired_connection(self, socket_mock, gateways_mock):
+        gateways_mock.return_value = wired_default()
+        socket_mock.return_value = mock.MagicMock()
+
+        module = build_module()
+
+        assert module.widgets()[0].full_text() == "Ethernet"
+
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.gateways")
+    @mock.patch("socket.create_connection")
+    def test_invalid_gateways(self, socket_mock, gateways_mock):
+        socket_mock.return_value = mock.Mock()
+        gateways_mock.return_value = {"xyz": "abc"}
+
+        module = build_module()
+        assert module.widgets()[0].full_text() == "No connection"
+
+    @mock.patch("util.cli.execute")
+    @mock.patch("socket.create_connection")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.gateways")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.AF_INET", 1)
+    @mock.patch("builtins.open", mock.mock_open(read_data="wlan3"))
+    def test_invalid_execs(self, gateways_mock, socket_mock, execute_mock):
+        execute_mock.side_effect = exec_side_effect_invalid
+        socket_mock.return_value = mock.MagicMock()
+        gateways_mock.return_value = wireless_default()
+
+        module = build_module()
+
+        assert module.widgets()[0].full_text() == "Unknown ?%"
+
+    @mock.patch("builtins.open", **{"return_value.raiseError.side_effect": Exception()})
+    @mock.patch("socket.create_connection")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.gateways")
+    @mock.patch("netifaces.AF_INET", 18)
+    @mock.patch("builtins.open", mock.mock_open(read_data="wlan3"))
+    def test_no_wireless_file(self, gateways_mock, socket_mock, mock_open):
+        gateways_mock.return_value = wired_default()
+        socket_mock.return_value = mock.MagicMock()
+        module = build_module()
+
+        assert module.widgets()[0].full_text() == "Ethernet"