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ifconfig - Display network interface information.

ping - Send ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts.

ping amazon.com
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route - Display or manipulate the IP routing table.

route -n
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ip - Show/manipulate routing, devices, policy routing,
and tunnels.

ip address show
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traceroute - Print the route packets trace to network host.

traceroute amazon.com
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netstat - Print network connections, routing tables, interface
statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast
memberships.

netstat -an
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hostname - Show or set the system's host name.

hostname -[option] [file]
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Socket Statistics(SS) - Display socket statistics.

ss [options]
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Domain Information Groper(dig) - DNS lookup utility.

dig [server] [name] [type]
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route - Manipulate routing tables.

route add default gw 192.168.1.1
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iptables - Administration tool for IPv4 packet filtering and
NAT.

iptables -L
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tcpdump - Dump traffic on a network.

tcpdump -i eth0
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sshd- OpenSSH daemon.

service sshd restart
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telnet- User interface to the TELNET protocol.

telnet google.com 80
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scp- Secure copy (remote file copy program).

scp file.txt user@remote:/path/to/destination
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wget - Non-interactive network downloader.

wget http://example.com/file.zip
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curl - Command line tool for transferring data with URL
syntax.

curl http://example.com/api
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iptraf- Interactive color IP LAN monitor.

Iptraf
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iftop

- Display bandwidth usage on an interface.
Iftop
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nmap- Network exploration tool and security scanner.

nmap -sP 192.168.1.0/24
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lsof- List open files.

lsof -i :80
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ethtool- Display or change ethernet card settings.

ethtool eth0
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arp - Display or modify the ARP cache.

arp -a
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route- Display or modify the IP routing table.

Route
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hostnamectl- Control the system hostname and related settings.

hostnamectl status
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resolvconf- Manage DNS information.

resolvconf -u
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mtr- Network diagnostic tool.

mtr google.com
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iwconfig- Configure a wireless network interface.

Iwconfig
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nc- Arbitrary TCP and UDP connections and listens.

nc -l 8080
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scp- Copy files between hosts on a network.

scp file.txt user@host:/path/to/destination
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ssh-keygen- Generate, manage, and convert authentication keys
for ssh.

ssh-keygen -t rsa
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tcpdump- Capture and display packets on a network.

tcpdump -i eth0 tcp port 80
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nmcli- Command-line client for NetworkManager.

nmcli connection show
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nload- Visual representation of incoming and outgoing
traffic.

Nload
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iperf- Tool for measuring TCP and UDP bandwidth
performance.

iperf -c server_ip
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fping- Quickly ping multiple hosts.

fping -a -g 192.168.1.1 192.168.1.254
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iftop- Real-time console-based network bandwidth
monitoring tool.

iftop -n
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route- Delete a route.

route del -net 192.168.2.0 netmask
255.255.255.0
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tcpdump- Capture and display packets in ASCII.

tcpdump -A -i eth0
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netcat- Utility for reading from and writing to network
connections.

nc -zv 192.168.1.1 22
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nmtui- Text User Interface for controlling NetworkManager.

Nmtui
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ethtool- Change the speed/duplex settings of an Ethernet
device.

ethtool -s eth0 speed 100 duplex full
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ss- Show listening sockets.

ss -l
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nmcli- List available Wi-Fi networks.

nmcli device wifi list
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cappe987 profile image
Casper •

ifconfig is deprecated. Anything it could do you can and should use ip command for.

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