Network Instructions in Linux

I will gradually learn some instructions about Network in Linux.
First, here are somethings about IPv4:
There are A, B, C, D, E, 5 classes.

(images copied from here)

And Sub-net mask for each is :

• A : 255.0.0.0
• B : 255.255.0.0
• C : 255.255.255.0

P.S.

• 127.x.x.x is loopback IP for your local host.
• D is remained for multi-cast
• E is remained for future applications
• the first IP in one class belongs to the network itself.E.g. 192.168.1.0 is a network IP
• the last IP in one class is a broadcast IP, packets sended to which will be sended to all hosts in the corresponding network.

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ifconfig & iwconfig

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• See IP, MAC address and network mask

ifconfig

• Modify IP

ifconfig eth0 192.168.1.104

• Activate/Shutdown Interface

ifconfig etho up/down

• Configure network mask

ifconfig eth0 netmask 255.255.255.0

• Change mode of Wireless network card

iwconfig wlan0 mode managed/monitor

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nslookup

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query Internet name servers
E.g.

nslookup www.baidu.com

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netstat

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See current ports' states

netstat -tunl

• t: means TCP
• u: means UDP
• n: Show numerical addresses instead of trying to determine symbolic host, port or user names.
• l: Show only listening sockets

netstat -an

• a: all

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ping

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ping hostname,
if the host you ping is down, your ping will return:

If the host you ping ignores your ICMP packet, the ping will continue:

Avoid ping by others:
echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all
If you want to be ping:
echo 0 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/icmp_echo_ignore_all

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tcpdump

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Use eth0 (-i) and ip/port (-nn means not use domain/service format) to monitor port 21 in hex (-X):

tcpdump -i eth0 -nnX port 21

P.S.
ftp and telnet use plain text to transport information and you can use tcpdump to monitor it directly.
(Also, you should use ssh to replace telnet !)

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nmap

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traceroute

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• traceroute www.baidu.com

print the route packets trace to network host

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telnet

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You can use telnet to test whether a specific port in target host is open:
telnet 192.168.1.103 21

If it is open:

Or it will be:

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ssh & scp

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ssh username@IP

E.g.
First, switch on the sshd servie in the virtual environment:

service sshd start

In the host:
ssh root@192.168.1.123

Use scp to copy files:

scp [-r] username@IP:file-path local-path
scp [-r] local-path username@IP:file-path

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iptables

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