how to test network connection

[Crux]

anyone remind me how to test via command line that a network card in a linux box can see other network traffic?

thanks

[Mr Guy]

Um tcpdump, ping, netstat, traceroute, tracepath?


But tcpdump is probably what you want.

[Crux]

i cant remember what it was, but doesnt seem like tcpdump was it.

whatever it was, it threw astrics across the screen of my linux box anytime i browsed the web on the other pc's on my network

[Mr. Suspicious]

Search is your friend,

http://seq.sourceforge.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=803&highlight=tcpdump

4th post in the thread.

[Crux]

aye, i was expecting this reply as i did go search and pull up this thread. Thanks.