some notes on how to use netstat

textarcana · Dec 6, 2012 · 98db51c · 98db51c
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@@ -19,3 +19,15 @@ while true;do \
     sleep 5 && \
     clear; \
     done
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+# and here are some actual netstat tips, for Linux systems:
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+netstat -a | egrep 'Proto|LISTEN'
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+# for port numbers instead of service names:
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+netstat -an | egrep 'Proto|LISTEN'
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+# show open ports and their processes:
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+netstat -lnptu