GNOME Nettool is a graphical frontend for several traditional network diagnostic utilities. It brings together tools for checking connectivity, examining network interfaces and investigating remote hosts within a GTK application.
The program was developed for the GNOME desktop and is intended to make common networking commands accessible through a graphical interface. Users can select a diagnostic function, enter the necessary information and examine the resulting output without working directly in a terminal.
GNOME Nettool is a legacy application. The project has been archived by GNOME.
This is free and open source software.
Key Features
- Ping remote hosts to test basic network connectivity.
- Traceroute interface for examining paths to remote destinations.
- Display information about local network interfaces.
- Show interface configuration and network statistics.
- Perform port scans against selected hosts.
- DNS lookup tools for investigating hostnames and addresses.
- Display active connections and network socket information.
- Access Whois information for supported network resources.
- Run supported diagnostic operations from a GTK interface.
Website: gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-nettool
Support:
Developer: Germán Poo Caamaño and GNOME contributors
License: GNU General Public License v2.0
Nettool is written in C. Learn C with our recommended free books and free tutorials.
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| Alternatives to traceroute | |
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|---|---|
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