It's often useful to gain a quick measure of a network's "real-world" performance. Pinging is a technique in which you send a predetermined amount of data to a specific IP address on your own network ...

The arping command can ping local systems to find out whether they are responsive, and with the help of scripts, can ping specific IP-address ranges. The arping command is one of the lesser known ...

If you've used networking commands on Windows, such as ping and tracert, you might wonder if you can use them on Linux, whether on its own or part of WSL. Fortunately, you can. I remember sitting in a ...

From containers and VPNs to VLANs and firewalls, Linux networking has become the backbone of modern home labs and servers. But no matter how advanced the setup, the same core commands keep showing up ...

There are certain Linux commands I consider essential. They range from networking, troubleshooting, and file viewing. They're also easy enough for new users to learn. Even though I've been using Linux ...