This post contains a profound guide on how to check the internet connectivity in Linux terminal and how to diagnose the problem. PING command is precisely used for pinging purposes, as its name is saying, while CURL command is used to transferring the data over the network. Using the “ip”...
It’s useful to be able to find out what ports are open on your Linux server should you want to connect to one of the services being served – and it’s also useful to be able to check what ports are open so that you can make sure that you aren’t sharing something you don’t ...
Test Network Speed on Linux Via Command Line The tools in this guide help you check the Internet andLANspeed on a Linux machine.The article uses Ubuntu 20.04for instructions, but the utilities work for any Linux distribution. Note:Use the appropriate package manager for your Linux distribution, ...
Connecting your Linux computer to a network is pretty straightforward, except when it is not. In this article I discuss the main network configuration files for Red Hat-based Linux distributions, and take a look at the two network startup services: the venerablenetworkstartup, and the controvers...
There are several ways to automatically configure networks in Linux-based systems. The most widely used option on desktops and notebooks is NetworkManager. Other network configuration management systems are mainly targeted for smaller embedded systems, such as OpenWRT’s netifd, Android’s ConnectivityMan...
With systemd, you can start, stop, and check the status of the network services running on your server. You interact with systemd by using the systemctl command. Start a service To start a given service, use: $ sudo systemctl start <service> For example, to start the sshd service, ...
In the vast and interconnected world of computing, understanding how to check open ports in Linux is a fundamental skill for system administrators, security professionals, and anyone interested in network management. Open ports are like windows to your computer, allowing data to flow in and out. ...
We’ll begin by looking at how your Linux machine connects to the network in order to answer the where question at the beginning of the chapter. This is the lower part of the stack—the physical and network layers. Later, we’ll look at the upper two layers that answer the what questio...
Therefore, checking the Port option in the PulseAudio Volume Control tool can easily determine whether the headphones are connected. 5. Conclusion In this tutorial, we discussed three approaches to determine whether a headphone is connected in Linux: ALSA, systemd, and PulseAudio Volume Control.Categ...
How to Show Network Connection Since everything in Linux is a file, we can get the network files such as TCP files or connections. We can use the command: sudolsof-iTCP This will give you the TCP connections in the system. You can also filter by the specific port using the command sh...