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netstat Displays contents of /proc/net files. It works with the Linux Network Subsystem, it will tell you what the status of ports are ie. open, closed, waiting,
masquerade connections. It will also display various other things. It has many different options.
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tcpdump This is a sniffer, a program that captures packets off a network interface and interprets them for you. It understands all basic Internet protocols, and can be used to save entire packets
for later inspection.
- ping
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The ping command (named after the sound of an active sonar system) sends echo requests to the host you specify on the command line, and lists the responses received their round trip time.
You simply use ping as:
The host name will work if the IP address is listed in "/etc/hosts" (if it's within your network) or if your on the internet it will use the DNS system. Note to stop ping (otherwise it goes
forever) use CTRL-C (break).
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hostname Tells the user the host name of the computer they are logged into. Note: may be called host.
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traceroute traceroute will show the route of a packet. It attempts to list the series of hosts through which your packets travel on their way to a given destination. Also have a look at
xtraceroute (one of several graphical equivalents of this program).
Command syntax:
traceroute machine_name_or_ip
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- tracepath
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tracepath performs a very simlar function to traceroute the main difference is that tracepath doesn't take complicated options.
Command syntax:
tracepath machine_name_or_ip
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findsmb findsmb is used to list info about machines that respond to SMB name queries (eg. windows based machines sharing their hard disk's).
Command syntax:
This would find all machines possible, you may need to specify a particular subnet to query those machines only...
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nmap " network exploration tool and security scanner". nmap is a very advanced network tool used to query machines (local or remote) as to whether they are up and what ports are open on
these machines.
A simple usage example:
This would query your own machine as to what ports it keeps open. nmap is a very powerful tool, documentation is available on the nmap site as well as the information in the manual page.
