A Docker image with various network tools pre-installed.
To launch a Bash session in your terminal:
docker run --rm -it jonlabelle/network-toolsTo launch a Bash session in your terminal on arm64:
docker run --rm -it --platform linux/arm64 jonlabelle/network-toolsTo run a command directly and exit when finished (nmap in this case):
docker run --rm -it jonlabelle/network-tools nmap -v 10.0.10.0/24NOTE: To pull from GitHub Container Registry, instead of Docker Hub, replace jonlabelle/network-tools with ghcr.io/jonlabelle/network-tools.
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
nload |
Console network traffic and bandwidth monitor. | examples |
iperf |
A tool to measure IP bandwidth using UDP or TCP. | examples |
speedtest-cli |
CLI for testing bandwidth using speedtest.net. | usage |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
arpaname |
Translate IP addresses to the corresponding ARPA names. | - |
ddns-confgen |
DDNS key generation tool. | - |
delv |
DNS lookup and validation utility. | - |
dig |
DNS lookup utility. | - |
dnsdomainname |
Show the system's DNS domain name. | - |
dnstap-read |
Print dnstap data in human-readable form. | - |
domainname |
Show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name. | - |
drill |
DNS(SEC) query tool ala dig. | examples |
host |
DNS lookup utility. | - |
hostname |
Show or set the system's host name. | - |
libidn |
Encode/decode library for internationalized domain names. | examples |
mdig |
DNS pipelined lookup utility. | - |
named-checkzone |
Zone file validity checking or converting tool. | - |
named-compilezone |
Zone file validity checking or converting tool. | - |
named-journalprint |
Print zone journal in human-readable form. | - |
named-rrchecker |
Syntax checker for individual DNS resource records. | - |
nisdomainname |
Show or set system's NIS/YP domain name. | - |
nslookup |
Query Internet name servers interactively. | - |
nsupdate |
Dynamic DNS update utility. | - |
rndc-confgen |
RNDC key generation tool. | - |
tsig-keygen |
DDNS key generation tool. | - |
ypdomainname |
Show or set the system's NIS/YP domain name. | - |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
ab |
Apache HTTP server benchmarking tool. | examples |
curl |
Tool for transferring data with URLs. | examples |
grpcurl |
Command-line tool for interacting with gRPC servers | examples |
jq |
A lightweight and flexible command line JSON processor. | examples |
oath-toolkit-oathtool |
Generate and validate one-time passwords. | man page |
wget |
A network utility to retrieve files from the web. | examples |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
bridge |
Show / manipulate bridge addresses and devices. | - |
ctstat |
Unified linux network statistics. | - |
genl |
Generic netlink utility frontend. | - |
ifcfg |
Simplistic script which replaces ifconfig IP management. | - |
ifstat |
Handy utility to read network interface statistics. | - |
lnstat |
Unified linux network statistics. | - |
nstat |
Network statistics tools. | - |
route |
Show / manipulate the IP routing table. | - |
routef |
Flush network routes. | - |
routel |
List routes with pretty output format. | - |
rtacct |
Monitor kernel SNMP counters and network interface statistics. | - |
rtmon |
Listens to and monitors RTnetlink. | - |
rtpr |
Replace backslashes with newlines. | - |
rtstat |
Unified linux network statistics. | - |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
ifconfig |
Configure a network interface. | examples |
ipcalc |
Network IP calculator. | man page |
ipmaddr |
Adds, deletes, and displays multicast addresses. | - |
macchanger |
View and manipulate the MAC address of network interfaces. | man page |
nameif |
Name network interfaces based on MAC addresses. | - |
nftables |
Netfilter tables userspace tools | man page |
plipconfig |
Fine tune PLIP device parameters. | - |
rarp |
Manipulate the system RARP table. | - |
slattach |
Attach a network interface to a serial line. | - |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
fping |
Search for network packets on an interface. | examples |
hping3 |
A ping-like TCP/IP packet assembler/analyzer. | examples |
ngrep |
Search for network packets on an interface. | examples |
tcpdump |
Dump and analyze traffic on a network. | examples |
tshark |
Network protocol analyzer (console version). | man page |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
arp-scan |
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) packet scanner. | examples |
arp |
Manipulate the system ARP cache. | - |
arping |
Send ARP REQUEST to a neighbor host. | - |
clockdiff |
Measure clock difference between hosts. | - |
gping |
Ping, but with a graph. | usage |
masscan |
Internet-scale port scanner. | examples |
netstat |
Displays network-related information. | examples |
ninfod |
Respond to IPv6 Node Information Queries. | - |
nmap |
Network Security Scanner. | examples |
nping |
Network packet generation tool/ping utility. | examples |
ping6 |
Send IP6 ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts. | - |
ping |
Send IP4 ICMP ECHO_REQUEST to network hosts. | - |
rarpd |
Reverse Address Resolution Protocol (RARP) daemon. | - |
rdisc |
Network router discovery daemon. | - |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
iptunnel |
Creates, deletes, and displays configured tunnels. | - |
kcat |
Non-JVM Apache Kafka producer and consumer. | examples |
netcat |
The TCP/IP swiss army knife (OpenBSD variant). | examples |
openssl |
Toolkit for Transport Layer Security (TLS). | examples |
socat |
Multipurpose relay for binary protocols. | examples |
ssh |
OpenBSD's SSH client. | examples |
telnet |
Telnet client from GNU network utilities | examples |
tftpd |
IPv4 Trivial File Transfer Protocol client. | - |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
mtr |
Full screen ncurses traceroute tool. | examples |
tcptraceroute |
Display route path using TCP probes. | examples |
tracepath6 |
Traces path to a IP6 network host discovering MTU along this path. | - |
tracepath |
Traces path to a IP4 network host discovering MTU along this path. | - |
traceroute6 |
Print the route packets trace to IP6 network host. | - |
| Tool | Description | Resources |
|---|---|---|
envsubst |
Perform variable substitutions on input. | examples |
find |
Search for files in a directory hierarchy. | examples |
git |
Distribute d version control system. | examples |
free |
Report the amount of free and used memory in the system. | - |
kill |
Send a signal to a process based on PID. | - |
locate |
List files in databases that match a pattern. | man page |
pgrep |
List processes based on name or other attributes. | - |
pkill |
Send a signal to a process based on name or other attributes. | - |
pmap |
Report memory map of a process. | - |
ps |
Report information of processes. | - |
pwdx |
Report current directory of a process. | - |
skill |
Obsolete version of pgrep/pkill. | - |
slabtop |
Display kernel slab cache information in real time. | - |
snice |
Renice a process. | - |
sysctl |
Read or Write kernel parameters at run-time. | - |
tload |
Graphical representation of system load average. | - |
top |
Dynamic real-time view of running processes. | - |
updatedb |
Update a file name database. | man page |
uptime |
Display how long the system has been running. | - |
vmstat |
Report virtual memory statistics. | - |
w |
Report logged in users and what they are doing. | - |
watch |
Execute a program periodically, showing output full-screen. | - |
xargs |
Build and execute command lines from standard input. | examples |
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