Network Statistics
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Network Statistics
Curious about the activity on your network connection? I know I am. Even when I’m confident that the security on my network is as tight as possible, there’s a strange curiosity about the activity that’s happening under my fingers.
netstat is a core command in most Linux distributions. What qualifies it as a GnomeTWEAK is the multitude of options available for assessing your network activity. The syntax is simple:
netstat [options]
As I’ve said, netstat can be tweaked with options to view your network activity in a variety of ways. Those options include:
| Option | Action |
| -a | Display the state of all sockets, not just active. |
| -c | Continuously display information, updating every second. |
| -i | Include network device statistics. |
| -n | Display all network addresses as numbers. |
| -o | Display additional information including username. |
| -r | Display routing tables. |
| -t | Display only TCP sockets. |
| -u | Display only UDP sockets. |
| -v | Print the netstat version number and exit. |
| -w | List only raw sockets. |
| -x | Display only Unix sockets. |
Using netstat, you can monitor virtually all the traffic on your network. Try that one on for size with your non-geek friends.
