How can i limit the netstat local results on fedora core 3
 

hi,
im running fedora core 3, every time i run netstat i get a long list of results, often filling up the terminal windows and forcing me to scroll around lookin for the results , takes too much time

how can i just get the external connections to show up
kind like when u run netstat in windows

ex:
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.6:45681 72.14.207.104:http ESTA
BLISHED
tcp 0 1 10.11.12.6:60584 mahe.inrialpes.fr:ftp SYN_
SENT
Active UNIX domain sockets (w/o servers)
Proto RefCnt Flags Type State I-Node Path
unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 7595 @/var/run/hal/hotplug_s
ocket
unix 8 [ ] DGRAM 6815 /dev/log
unix 2 [ ] DGRAM 3281 @udevd
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14336 /tmp/.ICE-unix/4117
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14335
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14334 /tmp/.X11-unix/X0
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 14333
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13451 /tmp/orbit-root/linc-11
0d-0-5746195968ef2
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13450
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13449 /tmp/orbit-root/linc-10
98-0-2e63af242f7cf
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13448
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13447 /tmp/orbit-root/linc-11
0d-0-5746195968ef2
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13446
unix 3 [ ] STREAM CONNECTED 13445 /tmp/or

Hmm.. a netstat -a | grep CONNECTED should only show at least CONNECTED which should narrow your list to search thru. You can probably narrow it down more by checking the options in the man pages and using tools like grep to only grab what you want.. ;)

netstat -a | grep connected , did the exact opposite actually what it displayed was nething in the connected state, so i figured well why not try, netstat | grep ESTABLISHED , and boom got what i wanted
[root@localhost ~]# netstat |grep ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:43941 caim-m01b.blue.aol.com:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:56544 205.188.9.60:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:46445 205.188.7.160:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:32876 oam-m15a.blue.aol.com:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:34339 oam-m08b.blue.aol.com:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:59166 205.188.5.92:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:58958 cs26.msg.dcn.yahoo.com:5050 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:37109 64.12.29.72:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:35816 caim-d04b.blue.aol.com:5190 ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:43143 a205-188-221-46.deploy:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:43146 a205-188-221-46.deploy:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:33683 a205-188-221-13.deploy:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:33684 a205-188-221-13.deploy:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:46820 a205-188-221-71.deploy:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:43432 64.233.161.104:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:43437 64.233.161.104:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:39971 a205-188-221-78.deploy:http ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 10.11.12.7:32772 baym-cs82.msgr.hotmail:1863 ESTABLISHED
[root@localhost ~]# netstat | grep ESTABLISHED

im wondering what is grep? does it just sort results based upon single words,
thanks alot for your help :)