Tools I use — no fluff, no ads, just raw power.
Tool | Description | Usage |
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nmap | Network scanner | nmap -sV 192.168.1.0/24 |
masscan | High-speed port scanner | masscan -p1-65535 10.0.0.0/8 |
netstat | Show network connections | netstat -tulnp |
iftop | Real-time bandwidth usage | iftop -i eth0 |
lsof | List open files | lsof -i |
tcpdump | Network packet capture | tcpdump -i eth0 |
htop | Interactive process viewer | htop |
arping | Send ARP requests | arping 192.168.1.1 |
hostname | Display/set hostname | hostname |
cron | Manage scheduled tasks | crontab -e |