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Hello Again Friends,
Recently I have loaded my very own version of Linux and I came to wondering, "Where and What are the utilities used for network maintenance?" I mean, Windows had got 'netstat', 'nbtstat', 'NET X', yada yada yada. I guess my question is where should I look in linux to find these commands or apps. And yes, I have looked though the AO database for a thread. No luck. Would some expert please enlighten me.
Scatman
try a few of these on for size;
on the commandline type in -
man ifconfig (ifconfig - configure a network interface)
man route (route - show / manipulate the IP routing table)
man netstat (netstat - Print network connections, routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, and multicast memberships)
happy reading......
A couple useful ones that I use frequently...
ping, hping2, tracert, nc, iptraf, ettercap, nmap, tcpdump
There are a couple to get you stared. Some of these are not installed by default and you will need to use google and find them, download and install them.
As phat_penguin pointed out... use the man files! They are a life saver!
Could someone elaborate on what a 'man' file is?
Scat
man = manual
So by typing man nmap, you will get the manual for nmap's usage eg. arguments for the nmap command and what they are used for.
man is a command that stands for manual, most/all programs come with man files... the man command simply looks up the app's man file and displays it for you...
These are good commands but I think you had a bit of OS dyslexia. Tracert works in dos and the linux equivelent is traceroute. Another cool network command thats built-in to linux is ssh. It lets you connect to another linux box, or any other computer running an ssh server, and all your packets are encrypted. Its a lot like telnet but more secure.Quote:
Does anyone know where I could locate a command 'index' of all of the possible net commands?
Type "net help"
The list of available commands are listed for you. If you need help with the individual command type "net help <insert command here>"
Hope this helps.
I don't think that works in linux. It only works in m$.Quote:
Type "net help"
The list of available commands are listed for you. If you need help with the individual command type "net help <insert command here>"
Hope this helps.
Correct me if I'm wrong...
BTW: Nice link NeuTron
Can anyone recommend an addon for linux that is similar to the "network neighborhood"?
Would someone be willing to direct me to a site where I can obtain some additional network applications. Or is there some way in Linux just to load more?
Im the scatman
phishphreek80
You might want to have a look at LinNeighborhood, see if that is what your after.
Screenie here: http://www.bnro.de/~schmidjo/screenshot/index.html
What kind of network applications are you looking for?
This thread has quite a few. If there is something that you are specifically looking for... or does a specific job, then we could better help you.
Check out the link that NeuTron posted.
Also, some of the utilities that I posted are not installed by default... you have to find them and follow their instructions to install. Some of them are well worth it.
hping2 is a more advanced ping that lets you craft your own packets.
ettercap is a sniffer similar to tcpdump... except it can also sniff switched networks.
nessus (which hasn't been posted) can be used via command line... but is more useful as a gui tool. it is a very popular and very good vulnerability scanner.
Thanx Phat_Penguin, I'll check it out!
The type of network applications that I am looking for is a very broad sprectrum. To be honest, I'd like to get my hands on as many net apps as possible and just see what they do. So the more people post new apps/commands the happier I get. Thanks to previous posters. Great info! Keep on posting.
mii-tool
great if you want to know what you nic connected at
here is a sweet list at a sweet site http://www.insecure.org/tools.html