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Networking tools

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  1. aria2--downloading just about everything. Torrents included.
  2. arpwatch--Ethernet Activity Monitor.
  3. bmon--bandwidth monitor and rate estimator.
  4. bwm-ng--live network bandwidth monitor.
  5. curl--transferring data with URLs. (or try httpie)
  6. darkstat-- captures network traffic, usage statistics.
  7. dhclient-- Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Client
  8. dig--query DNS servers for information.
  9. dstat--replacement for vmstat, iostat, mpstat, netstat and ifstat.
  10. ethtool--utility for controlling network drivers and hardware.
  11. gated-- gateway routing daemon.
  12. host-- DNS lookup utility.
  13. hping-- TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer.
  14. ibmonitor--shows bandwidth and total data transferred.
  15. ifstat--report network interfaces bandwidth.
  16. iftop-- display bandwidth usage.
  17. ip(PDF file) --acommandwith more features that ifconfig (net-tools).
  18. iperf3-- network bandwidth measurement tool
  19. iproute2--collection of utilities for controllingTCP/IP.
  20. iptables-- take control of network traffic.
  21. IPTraf-- An IP Network Monitor.
  22. iputils--set of small useful utilities for Linux networking.
  23. iw-- a newnl80211based CLI configuration utility for wireless devices.
  24. jwhois(whois) --client for the whois service.
  25. "lsof -i"-- reveal information about your network sockets.
  26. mtr--network diagnostic tool.
  27. net-tools-- utilities include: arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, rarp, route, plipconfig, slattach, mii-tool, iptunnel and ipmaddr.
  28. ncat--improved re-implementation of the venerable netcat.
  29. netcat-- networking utility for reading/writing network connections.
  30. nethogs--a small 'net top' tool.
  31. Netperf-- Network bandwidth Testing.
  32. netplan--Netplan is a utility for easily configuring networking on a linux system.
  33. netsniff-ng-- Swiss army knife for daily Linux network plumbing.
  34. netwatch--monitoring Network Connections.
  35. ngrep--grep applied to the network layer.
  36. nload-- display network usage.
  37. nmap--network discovery and security auditing.
  38. nmcli--a command-line tool for controlling NetworkManager and reporting network status.
  39. nmtui--provides a text interface to configure networking by controllingNetworkManager.
  40. nslookup--query Internet name servers interactively.
  41. ping--send icmp echo_request to network hosts.
  42. route--show / manipulate the IP routing table.
  43. slurm-- network load monitor.
  44. snort-- Network Intrusion Detection and Prevention System.
  45. smokeping--keeps track of your network latency.
  46. socat--establishes two bidirectional byte streams and transfers data between them.
  47. speedometer--Measure and display the rate of data across a network.
  48. speedtest-cli-- test internet bandwidth using speedtest.net
  49. ss--utility to investigate sockets.
  50. ssh--secure system administration and file transfers over insecure networks.
  51. tcpdump--command-line packet analyzer.
  52. tcptrack-- Displays information about tcp connections on a network interface.
  53. telnet--user interface to the TELNET protocol.
    1. telnet 172-102-11-11 9094
    2. telnet <ip> <port>
  54. tracepath--very similar function to traceroute.
  55. traceroute--print the route packets trace to network host.
  56. vnStat-- network traffic monitor.
  57. websocat-- Connection forwarder from/to web sockets to/from usual sockets, in style of socat.
  58. wget--retrieving files using HTTP, HTTPS, FTP and FTPS.
  59. Wireless Tools for Linux-- includesiwconfig, iwlist, iwspy, iwpriv andifrename.
  60. Wireshark--network protocol analyzer.
  61. FRP - A fast reverse proxy to help you expose a local server behind a NAT or firewall to the internet. - https://github.com/fatedier/frp

Linux Performance Observability Tools

magic-wormhole

get things from one computer to another, safely

brew install magic-wormhole
wormhole send /path/to/file
wormhole receive 4-yucatan-reform

https://github.com/magic-wormhole/magic-wormhole