Linux Networking Tools Essentials 🐧
Here are key Linux tools for network troubleshooting and analysis:
netstat
📡
Displays network connections, routing tables, and interface statistics.
Learn more about command-line basics.tcpdump
📦
Captures and analyzes network packets in real-time.
Deep dive into packet analysis with our dedicated guide.nmap
🔍
Scans networks to discover hosts and services.
Explore network scanning techniques.ifconfig
🧰
Configures network interfaces (deprecated in newer systems).
Alternative tools likeip
command.ss
📈
A modern replacement fornetstat
with faster performance.
Comparess
vsnetstat
.
network tool
Figure: Common Linux networking tools overview
For hands-on practice, check our Networking Lab section. 🚀