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# Network Service Commands in Linux

## 1. Checking Network Interfaces


- ifconfig: Displays network interfaces and their configurations.
Example: ifconfig
- ip addr: Displays the IP addresses assigned to all interfaces.
Example: ip addr
- ip link: Displays and controls network interfaces.
Example: ip link

## 2. Configuring Network Interfaces


- ip link set <interface> up: Activates a network interface.
Example: ip link set eth0 up
- ip link set <interface> down: Deactivates a network interface.
Example: ip link set eth0 down
- ifconfig <interface> up: Activates a network interface (older command).
Example: ifconfig eth0 up
- ifconfig <interface> down: Deactivates a network interface (older command).
Example: ifconfig eth0 down

## 3. Viewing Routing Table


- netstat -r: Displays the routing table.
Example: netstat -r
- ip route: Displays the routing table in a more detailed format.
Example: ip route

## 4. Managing Network Connections


- ping <hostname or IP>: Checks the connectivity to a host.
Example: ping 192.168.1.1
- traceroute <hostname or IP>: Traces the route packets take to reach the
destination.
Example: traceroute google.com
- dig <hostname>: Queries DNS to resolve a hostname.
Example: dig google.com
- nslookup <hostname>: Another DNS lookup tool.
Example: nslookup google.com

## 5. Configuring DNS
- cat /etc/resolv.conf: Displays DNS configuration.
Example: cat /etc/resolv.conf
- systemctl restart network: Restart the network service (for CentOS, RHEL).
Example: systemctl restart network
- systemctl restart networking: Restart the network service (for Ubuntu/Debian).
Example: systemctl restart networking

## 6. Viewing Active Connections


- netstat -tuln: Displays all listening ports and active connections.
Example: netstat -tuln
- ss -tuln: More modern tool to display active sockets and connections.
Example: ss -tuln
- lsof -i: Shows which processes are using network connections.
Example: lsof -i

## 7. Managing Network Services


- systemctl status <service>: Displays the status of a network service (e.g., sshd,
apache2).
Example: systemctl status sshd
- systemctl start <service>: Starts a network service.
Example: systemctl start sshd
- systemctl stop <service>: Stops a network service.
Example: systemctl stop sshd
- systemctl restart <service>: Restarts a network service.
Example: systemctl restart sshd

## 8. Firewall Configuration (Using UFW or firewalld)


- ufw status: Displays the current status of the UFW firewall.
Example: ufw status
- ufw allow <port>: Allows traffic on a specific port.
Example: ufw allow 80/tcp
- ufw deny <port>: Denies traffic on a specific port.
Example: ufw deny 80/tcp
- firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=80/tcp --permanent: Opens port 80 on
firewalld.
Example: firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=80/tcp --permanent
- firewall-cmd --reload: Reloads firewalld configuration after changes.
Example: firewall-cmd --reload

## 9. Network Services Status


- systemctl is-active <service>: Checks if a network service is active.
Example: systemctl is-active network-manager
- systemctl is-enabled <service>: Checks if a service is enabled to start at boot.
Example: systemctl is-enabled network-manager

## 10. Displaying Network Interfaces (More Detailed)


- ip -s link: Displays detailed statistics about each network interface.
Example: ip -s link

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