# Linux Networking commands This page contains a large list of Linux networking commands and links to more elaborate documentation. ## ___________________ ### Links to Linux networking commands: explanations and examples [Geeks for Geeks](https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/linux-network-commands-cheat-sheet/) [Linux network commands](https://phoenixnap.com/kb/linux-network-commands) [Linux basic networking commands](https://itsfoss.com/basic-linux-networking-commands/) ### Networking commands | Command | Description | |--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | aria2 | downloading just about everything. Torrents included. | | arpwatch | Ethernet Activity Monitor. | | bmon | bandwidth monitor and rate estimator. | | bwm-ng | live network bandwidth monitor. | | curl | transferring data with URLs. (or try httpie) | | darkstat | captures network traffic, usage statistics. | | dhclient | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client | | dig | query DNS servers for information. | | dstat | replacement for vmstat, iostat, mpstat, netstat and ifstat. | | ethtool | utility for controlling network drivers and hardware. | | gated | gateway routing daemon. | | host | DNS lookup utility. | | hping | TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer. | | ibmonitor | shows bandwidth and total data transferred. | | ifstat | report network interfaces bandwidth. | | iftop | display bandwidth usage. | | ip (PDF file) | a command with more features that ifconfig (net-tools). | | iperf3 | network bandwidth measurement tool. (above screenshot Stacklinux VPS) | | iproute2 | collection of utilities for controlling TCP/IP. | | iptables | take control of network traffic. | | IPTraf | An IP Network Monitor. | | iputils | set of small useful utilities for Linux networking. | | iw | a new nl80211 based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices. | | jwhois (whois) | client for the whois service. | | lsof -i | reveal information about your network sockets. | | mtr | network diagnostic tool. | | ncat | improved re-implementation of the venerable netcat. | | netcat | networking utility for reading/writing network connections. | | nethogs | a small ‘net top’ tool. | | Netperf | Network bandwidth Testing. | | netplan | Netplan is a utility for easily configuring networking on a linux system. | | netsniff-ng | Swiss army knife for daily Linux network plumbing. | | net-tools | utilities include: arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, rarp, route, etc. | | netwatch | monitoring Network Connections. | | ngrep | grep applied to the network layer. | | nload | display network usage. | | nmap | network discovery and security auditing. | | nmcli | a command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager and reporting network status. | | nmtui | provides a text interface to configure networking by controlling NetworkManager. | | nslookup | query Internet name servers interactively. | | ping | send icmp echo_request to network hosts. | | route | show / manipulate the IP routing table. | | slurm | network load monitor. | | smokeping | keeps track of your network latency. | | snort | Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System. | | socat | establishes two bidirectional byte streams and transfers data between them. | | speedometer | Measure and display the rate of data across a network. | | speedtest-cli | test internet bandwidth using speedtest.net | | ss | utility to investigate sockets. | | ssh | secure system administration and file transfers over insecure networks. | | tcpdump | command-line packet analyzer. | | tcptrack | Displays information about tcp connections on a network interface. | | telnet | user interface to the TELNET protocol. | | tracepath | very similar function to traceroute. | | traceroute | print the route packets trace to network host. | | vnStat | network traffic monitor. | | websocat | Connection forwarder from/to web sockets to/from usual sockets, in style of socat. | | wget | retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS. | | Wireless Tools for Linux | includes iwconfig, iwlist, iwspy, iwpriv and ifrename. | | Wireshark | network protocol analyzer. | Back to frontpage