Network monitoring tools ======================== 1) finger host chfn to change the content of fingered content. 2) ping host 3) netstat * network connection * interface configuration * routing table * network protocol -r, --route display routing table -L, --netlink display netlink kernel messages -i, --interfaces display interface table -M, --masquerade display masqueraded connections -v, --verbose be verbose -n, --numeric dont resolve names -e, --extend display other/more informations -c, --continuous continuous listing -a, --all, --listening display all -o, --timers display timers 4) traceroute host 5) nslookup host 6) ifconfig -a 7) tcpdump captures and displayes network activity. 8) netlog, swatch, etherfind and snoop 9) in.routed -s -t 10) route monitor 11) route get host