Network Connection on Ubuntu

This chapter provides introductions and tutorial on network connection and tools. Topics include introduction of Wi-Fi connection; 'ping' and 'traceroute' to check connectivity; 'ifconfig' to view current network configuration; 'netstat' as network activity monitor.

Connect to Wi-Fi with GNOME Settings

"traceroute" - Trace Route to Remote Host

"ifconfig" - Trace Routes to Remote Host

"route" - Manage Routing Table

"netstat" - Display Network Statistics

"lsof" - List of Open Files

Takeaways:

Table of Contents

 About This Book

 Introduction to Ubuntu Systems

 GNOME - Desktop Interface and Environment

 Shell - The Command-Line Interpreter

 Process Management

 Memory Management

 Files and Directories

 APT (Advanced Package Tool)

Network Connection on Ubuntu

 Internet Networking Tools

 SSH Protocol and ssh/scp Commands

 Administrative Tasks

 References

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