LHS Episode #482: Linux Network Utilities Deep Dive
Hello and welcome to Episode 482 of Linux in the Ham Shack. In this episode, the hosts take an in-depth look at some common network utilities on the Linux command line to help you configure, monitor and troubleshoot your computers' network connections. We hope you find this episode informative and entertaining. Please send us feedback and we look forward to catching you for the next installment.
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Segment 1 (Deep Dive)
Linux Networking on theCommandLine
Network Configuration
nmcli - command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager
netplan - YAML network configuration abstraction for various backends
net-tools
arp - ip neighbor
ifconfig - ip address, ip link
netstat - ss
route - ip route
ip (link, neighbor, netconf)
Firewall Configuration
ferm - firewall rule parser (iptables, autostart)
Other Tools
ping - send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts (-f flag)
traceroute - print the route packets trace to network host
tcpdump - a data-network packet analyzer
tshark - akin to tcpdump
nmap - network exploration tool and port scanner
iftop - display bandwidth usage on an interface by host
nslookup - query Internet name servers interactively
dig - better(?) alternative to nslookup
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