network-tools

To troubleshoot Linux network connectivity, you can use command-line tools like ping to test reachability and traceroute to identify where packets are dropping along the route to a destination.

You can check listening ports and active connections on Linux using command-line utilities like ss, netstat, and lsof to identify which processes are bound to specific ports and communicating over the network.

The best way to capture and inspect network traffic on Linux is using tcpdump, which allows you to intercept and analyze packet-level data flowing through your network interfaces for detailed diagnostics.

Yes, you can monitor real-time bandwidth usage on a Linux server using tools like iftop and nethogs to visualize traffic loads and identify processes consuming the most network resources.

You can view IP addresses, routing tables, and DNS settings for network configuration by executing standard Linux diagnostic commands to retrieve the current interface and system network state.

Yes, it diagnoses an unresponsive web service by using curl to test HTTP requests, ss to verify if the port is open, and tcpdump to inspect traffic, isolating whether the issue is network or application level.