network troubleshooting software for Linux

stateless · 06-20-2014, 11:55 AM

As I've mentioned in a few previous posts, I'm just starting out in a career in computer networking. It seems like every other week I find some new *nix command or program that is quite helpful for troubleshooting. But I was wondering if there were any you had used that I've missed. Here are a few I've run across so far (including the standard tools):

ip (ip addr, ip link, ip neigh, etc.)
host/dig
netstat
ping/ping6
traceroute
nmap
tor
wireshark
cdpr (cisco neighbor discovery)
jnettop

szboardstretcher · 06-20-2014, 12:29 PM

Network and security tools.. in no particular order:

arping
nc
cdpsnarf (or tcpdump)
hping3
telnet
mtr
tcpflow
ntop
ngrep
scapy

Actually, here is a list of the pen-testing tools in Kali linux. http://zer0byte.com/2013/03/19/kali-...-screen-shots/

Some of those are great networking tools to have around, like the ones i mentioned.

////// · 06-23-2014, 09:31 AM

as a kali user i can say ntop is a nice networking tool.