iproute2

origin: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iproute2

iproute2 is a collection of userspace utilities for controlling and monitoring various aspects of networking in the Linux kernel, including routing, network interfaces, tunnels, traffic control, and network-related device drivers.

iproute2 is an open-source project released under the terms of version 2 of the GNU GPL license. Its development is closely tied to the development of networking components of the Linux kernel. As of December 2013, iproute2 is maintained by Stephen Hemminger. The original author, Alexey Kuznetsov, was responsible for the Quality of Service (QoS) implementation in the Linux kernel.^[2]

iproute2 collection contains the following command-line utilities: ip, ss, bridge, rtacct, rtmon, tc, ctstat, lnstat, nstat, routef, routel, rtstat, tipc, arpd and devlink.^[3] tc is used for traffic control. iproute2 utilities communicate with the Linux kernel using the netlink protocol. Some of the iproute2 utilities are often recommended over now-obsolete net-tools utilities that provide the same functionality.^[4][5] Below is a table of obsolete utilities and their iproute2 replacements.

net-tools utilities obsoleted by iproute2

Legacy utility	Obsoleted by	Note
ifconfig	ip addr, ip link, ip -s	Address and link configuration
route	ip route	Routing tables
arp	ip neigh	Neighbors
iptunnel	ip tunnel	Tunnels
nameif	ifrename, ip link set name	Rename network interfaces
ipmaddr	ip maddr	Multicast
netstat	ip -s, ss, ip route	Show various networking statistics

See also

• Linux portal
• Computer networking portal

• Busybox
• ethtool
• TIPC

References

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• "iproute2 download directory on kernel.org". kernel.org. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
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• "Introduction to iproute2". The Linux Foundation. November 19, 2009. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
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• "list of the Debian package iproute2". Debian.
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• Martín Ferrari (March 15, 2009). "net-tools future". debian.org. Retrieved June 30, 2014.
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  5. "net-tools". linuxfoundation.org.

  External links

  • Official website
  • Linux Advanced Routing and Traffic Control HOWTO - A tutorial in exploring and using iproute2.
  • IPROUTE2 Utility Suite Documentation - Complete official documentation.
  • iproute2+tc notes - A collection of documents relating to iproute2 configuration and usage.
  • Source code download directory
  • git source code
  • Advanced tc and iproute2 tutorial for bandwidth restriction
  • Advanced iproute2 tutorial for split route / multiple uplinks
  • NetEm – Network Emulator