Name – Om Prakash Gurav

Mis – 112003047
Div 1 , batch T3

Assignment 2 : Study of Linux Networking Commands

1.ifconfig
(interface configuration) command is used to configure the kernel-resident networkinterfaces. It is
used at the boot time to set up the interfaces as necessary.

2.ip
ip command is used to display and configure the network parameters for host interfaces .
e.g .List IP Addresses and property information,Assign, delete, set up IP address, routes, subnet and
other IP information to IP interfaces,Mark the interface as up or down,etc

3.traceroute

The traceroute utility displays the route used by IP packets on their way to a specified network
(or Internet) host. Traceroute displays the IP number and host name (if possible) of the machines
along the route taken by the packets. Traceroute is used as a network debugging tool.
4.tracepath
ip address + hostname
tracepath command in Linux is used to traces path to destination discovering MTU along this path.
It uses UDP port or some random port. It is similar to traceroute, but it does not require superuser
privileges and has no fancy options
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5.ping
The ping command sends packets of data to a specific IP address on a network, and then lets you
know how long it took to transmit that data and get a response. It’s a handy tool that you can use to
quickly test various points of your network.

6.netstat
Netstat command displays various network related information such as network connections,
routing tables, interface statistics, masquerade connections, multicast memberships etc.,
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7. nslookup
(“Name Server Lookup”) is a useful command for getting information from the DNS server. It is a
network administration tool for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to obtain domain name
or IP address mapping or any other specific DNS record. It is also used to troubleshoot DNS-related
problems. 

8.dig
ig command stands for Domain Information Groper. It is used for retrieving information about
DNS name servers. It is basically used by network administrators. It is used for verifying and
troubleshooting DNS problems and to perform DNS lookups. Dig command replaces older tools
such as nslookup

9. route
route command in Linux is used when you want to work with the
IP/kernel routing table. It is mainly used to set up static routes to
specific hosts or networks via an interface. It is used for showing or
update the IP/kernel routing table.
10. Host
host command in Linux system is used for DNS (Domain Name System)
lookup operations. In simple words, this command is used to find the IP
address of a particular domain name or if you want to find out the domain
name of a particular IP address the host command becomes handy. You can
also find more specific details of a domain by specifying the
corresponding option along with the domain name.

11. arp

12. iwconfig
The command iwconfig configures a wireless network interface. You can
view and set basic wi-fi details like SSID and encryption.

13. curl
curl is a command-line tool to transfer data to or from a server, using any
of the supported protocols (HTTP, FTP, IMAP, POP3, SCP, SFTP, SMTP,
TFTP, TELNET, LDAP, or FILE). his tool is preferred for automation since it is
designed to work without user interaction. curl can transfer multiple files at once. 

14. wget

15. telnet
16. whois
17. ifplugstatus
18. nload
20. mail