| Command | Alternative | Description |
|---|---|---|
Get-NetIPConfiguration |
ipconfig -all |
displays the IP network configuration |
Get-NetAdapter |
shows various network adapter properties | |
Get-NetRoute |
netstat -r |
prints the IP routing table |
Get-NetTCPSetting |
gets system TCP settings | |
Get-NetUDPSetting |
gets system UDP settings | |
Get-NetFirewallRule |
lists firewall rulles |
| Command | Alternative | Description |
|---|---|---|
ip address |
ifconfig [-a] |
displays the IP network configuration |
ip link |
shows network device configuration | |
ip route |
route |
prints the IP routing table |
sysctl -a -r 'net.ipv[46]' |
gets systems network (IP, TCP, UDP) settings | |
iptables -L |
lists rewall rules |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
netstat -ano |
lists TCP connections and listening TCP & UDP ports with their owning processes ( -o ) |
Get-NetTCPConnection |
lists TCP connections |
Get-NetUDPEndpoint | Select @("LocalAddress", "LocalPort", "OwningProcess") |
lists UDP endpoints |
Get-NetAdapterStatistics |
shows network adapters statistics |
netstat -s |
shows network statistics per protocol |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
ss -tunap |
lists all ( -a ) TCP ( -t ) & UDP ( -u ) connections with owning process information ( -p ) |
ip -s link |
shows network devices statistics |
nicstat [-a] 2 |
shows network statistics and updates them in intervals |
perf list 'tcp:*' 'sock:*' 'udp:*' |
there are many interesting tracepoints for monitoring TCP & UDP connections |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
telnet {target} {port} |
opens a TCP connection with a target host |
psping [-w {warmup-count}] {target}:{port} |
repeatedly creates and drops TCP connections, performing a "TCP ping" |
psping -h [buckets] {target}:{port} |
shows a histogram for collected values |
nc {target} {port} |
opens a TCP connection and transfers data from the standard input (use the -u option to send data using UDP) |
nc -vz {target} {port} |
performs a test TCP connection |
nmap -sS -p 8080-9000 {target} |
performs a TCP SYN scan testing ports from 8080 to 9000 |
nmap -sT -p 8080-9000 {target} |
performs a TCP CONNECT scan testing ports from 8080 to 9000 |
nmap -sU -p 8080-9000 {target} |
performs a UDP scan testing ports from 8080 to 9000 |
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
psping -b |
tests TCP bandwidth (-u for UDP). We may also use the -l option for testing latency |
iperf |
tests TCP bandwidth (-u for testing UDP) |