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LHS Episode #482: Linux Network Utilities Deep Dive
Episode 482

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.

Linux in the Ham Shack

September 29, 20221h 9m

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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

  • whois

Segment 2 (Announcements & Feedback)

  • YouTube Comment from DemDev

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  • Facebook

  • Renan Cysneiros

  • Mohd Akbar Ahmad

  • Vander Sun

  • Rodolfo Tagliaferri

  • Joe Michael

  • James Varnes

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  • John Johnson

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  • Twitter

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  • YouTube

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  • digitalbeat

  • KD2WLL

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