net-misc

The net-misc category contains various miscellaneous networking tools and utilities.
adjtimexDisplay or set the kernel time variables
agetmultithreaded HTTP download accelerator
aggregatePerform two optimisations on a list of prefixes to reduce the length of the list
anydeskFeature rich multi-platform remote desktop application
apt-cacher-ngYet another caching HTTP proxy for Debian/Ubuntu software packages
AQtionAquantia AQC multigigabit NIC linux driver (atlantic) - development preview
aria2A download utility with segmented downloading with BitTorrent support
arpdARP server claiming all unassigned addresses (for network monitoring/simulation)
arpspongeSweeps up stray ARP queries from a peering LAN
asahi-btsyncBluetooth pairing data handoff from macOS for Apple Silicon Macs
asahi-wifisyncWiFi network handoff from macOS for Apple Silicon Macs
asteriskAsterisk: A Modular Open Source PBX System
asterisk-baseGentoo Asterisk init scripts
asterisk-core-soundsCore sounds for asterisk
asterisk-extra-soundsExtra sounds for asterisk
asterisk-g729G.729 codec and supporting files for asterisk
asterisk-moh-opsoundasterisk moh music
asterisk-opusOPUS codec and supporting files for asterisk
astmanproxyProxy for the Asterisk manager interface
autosshAutomatically restart SSH sessions and tunnels
autoupnpAutomatic open port forwarder using UPnP
axelLight Unix download accelerator
babelda loop-free distance-vector routing protocol
balanceTCP Load Balancing Port Forwarder
batctlBATMAN advanced control and management tool
bfgminerModular Bitcoin ASIC/FPGA/GPU/CPU miner in C
bgpq4Generate access-lists for various routers, maintained fork of bgpq3
birdA routing daemon implementing OSPF, RIPv2 & BGP for IPv4 & IPv6
blinkperlblinkperl is a telnet server, which plays BlinkenLight movies
bopmBlitzed Open Proxy Monitor
bridge-utilsTools for configuring the Linux kernel 802.1d Ethernet Bridge
bsdwhoisFreeBSD Whois Client
cadaverCommand-line WebDAV client
casyncContent-Addressable Data Synchronization Tool
cbqinitSets up class-based queue traffic control (QoS) with iproute2
cgminerBitcoin CPU/GPU/FPGA/ASIC miner in C
chrome-remote-desktopaccess remote computers via Chrome!
chronyNTP client and server programs
clockspeedSimple Network Time Protocol (NTP) client
clustersshConcurrent Multi-Server Terminal Access
cmstQt GUI for Connman with system tray icon
connectSSH Proxy Command
connmanProvides a daemon for managing internet connections
connman-gtkGTK GUI for Connman
connman-json-clientAn ncurses UI for connman
connman-notifyDesktop notification integration for connman
connman-uiA full-featured GTK based trayicon UI for ConnMan
crocEasily and securely send things from one computer to another
curlA Client that groks URLs
dahdiKernel modules for Digium compatible hardware (formerly known as Zaptel)
dahdi-toolsUserspace tools to configure the kernel modules from net-misc/dahdi
datapipeBind a local port and connect it to a remote socket
dcetestdcetest is a clone of the Windows rpcinfo
dhcdropEffectively suppresses illegal DHCP servers on the LAN
dhcpISC Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) client/server
dhcpcdA fully featured, yet light weight RFC2131 compliant DHCP client
dhcpcd-uiDesktop notification and configuration for dhcpcd
dhcpingUtility to send DHCP requests to DHCP servers to see if responding
dibblerPortable DHCPv6 implementation (server, client and relay)
downloader-cliSimple downloader with an customizable progressbar
dropbearSmall SSH 2 client/server designed for small memory environments
dropboxDropbox daemon (pretends to be GUI-less)
dropbox-cliCli interface for dropbox (python), part of nautilus-dropbox
econnmanConnMan User Interface written with EFL & python
efaxA simple fax program for single-user systems
electron-cashLightweight Bitcoin Cash client (BCH fork of Electrum)
electrumUser friendly Bitcoin client
electrum-ltcUser friendly Litecoin client
ena-driverAmazon EC2 Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) kernel driver
endlesshSSH tarpit that slowly sends and endless banner
ethercard-diagLow level mii diagnostic tools including mii-diag and etherwake
etherdfsAn ethernet-based file system for DOS
ethertypesMaps ethernet frame ids to symbolic names
ethflopA network-backed floppy emulator for DOS
eventdA small daemon to act on remote or local events
exabgpThe BGP swiss army knife of networking
fakeidentdA static, secure identd. One source file only!
fatratQt5-based download/upload manager
felixCalico's per-host agent, responsible for programming routes and security policy
freerdpFree implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol
frrThe FRRouting Protocol Suite
gallery-dlDownload image galleries and collections from several image hosting sites
geoipupdatePerforms automatic updates of GeoIP2 and GeoIP Legacy binary databases
geomyidaeA daemon to serve the gopher protocol
gerberaUPnP Media Server
getdateNetwork Date/Time Query and Set Local Date/Time Utility
gnome-connectionsA remote desktop client for the GNOME desktop environment
gnome-remote-desktopRemote desktop daemon for GNOME using pipewire
gns3-guiGraphical Network Simulator
gns3-serverGNS3 server to asynchronously manage emulators
gofishGofish gopher server
griveAn open source Linux client for Google Drive
gsaslThe GNU SASL client, server, and library
gupnp-toolsCollection of developer-oriented UPnP tools
gvrpcdA program for announcing VLANs using GVRP
gwhoisGeneric whois
haeredesConfirm delegation of NS and MX records
hashcashUtility to generate hashcash tokens
hathHath manipulates network blocks in CIDR notation
htailTail over HTTP
htbinitSets up Hierachical Token Bucket based traffic control (QoS) with iproute2
htpdateSynchronize local workstation with time offered by remote webservers
httpieModern command line HTTP client
httpstathttpstat visualizes cURL statistics in a way of beauty and clarity
httptypeReturns the http host software of a website
hurlHurl, run and test HTTP requests
hylafaxplusEnterprise client-server fax package for class 1 and 2 fax modems
iaxmodemSoftware modem that uses an IAX channel instead of a traditional phone line
icaclientICA Client for Citrix Presentation servers
icecastOpensource alternative to shoutcast that supports mp3, ogg and aac streaming
icesIcecast OGG streaming client, supports on the fly re-encoding
icingadbIcinga configuration and state database supporting multiple environments
ifenslaveAttach and detach slave interfaces to a bonding device
igmpproxyA multicast routing daemon which uses IGMP forwarding
inetutilsCollection of common network programs
ipcalcIP Calculator prints broadcast/network/etc for an IP address and netmask
iperfTool to measure IP bandwidth using UDP or TCP
ipmiviewA GUI application that allows to manage multiple target systems through BMC
iprangeA tool capable of managing sets of IPs
ip-sentinelPrevent unauthorized usage of IP addresses
ipsorceryIpsorcery allows you to generate IP, TCP, UDP, ICMP, and IGMP packets
ipsvdSet of internet protocol service daemons for Unix
iputilsNetwork monitoring tools including ping and ping6
ipv6calcIPv6 address calculator
jljSimple console LiveJournal entry system
jwhoisAdvanced Internet Whois client capable of recursive queries
kafka-binA high-throughput distributed messaging system
kafkacatGeneric command line non-JVM Apache Kafka producer and consumer
keaHigh-performance production grade DHCPv4 & DHCPv6 server
keychainAgent manager for OpenSSH, ssh.com, Sun SSH, and GnuPG
kio-zeroconfKIO worker to discover file systems by DNS-SD (DNS Service Discovery)
knockSimple port-knocking daemon
l7-filter-userspaceUserspace utilities for layer 7 iptables QoS
l7-protocolsProtocol definitions of l7-filter kernel modules
lambdamoonetworked mud that can be used for different types of collaborative software
lanmaplanmap sits quietly on a network and builds a picture of what it sees
libteamLibrary and tools set for controlling team network device
linux-eoipLinux support for proprietary MIkrotik EoIP protocol
linuxptpThe Linux Precision Time Protocol (PTP) implementation
liveiceLive Source Client For IceCast
lksctp-toolsTools for Linux Kernel Stream Control Transmission Protocol implementation
lldpdImplementation of IEEE 802.1ab (LLDP)
lyricwikiaPython API to get song lyrics from LyricWikia
mcproxyA multicast proxy for IGMP/MLD
megatoolsCommand line tools and C library for accessing Mega cloud storage
memcachedHigh-performance, distributed memory object caching system
micoA freely available and fully compliant implementation of the CORBA standard
midentdident daemon with masquerading and fake replies support
mikutterSimple, powerful and moeful twitter client
minidlnaDLNA/UPnP-AV compliant media server
minissdpdMiniSSDP Daemon
miniupnpdMiniUPnP IGD Daemon
mobile-broadband-provider-infoDatabase of mobile broadband service providers
modemmanagerModem and mobile broadband management libraries
moonlightNVIDIA GameStream (and Sunshine) client
moshMobile shell that supports roaming and intelligent local echo
mptcpdDaemon that performs multipath TCP path management related operations.
mroutedIP multicast routing daemon
mstpdMultiple spanning tree protocol daemon
mulkDownload agent similar to wget/curl
nat-traverseTraverse NAT gateways with the Use of UDP
ncmanAn ncurses UI for connman, forked from connman-json-client
ncpUtility for copying files in a LAN (npoll, npush)
ndisc6IPv6 diagnostic tools
ndppdProxies NDP messages between interfaces
nemesisA commandline-based, portable human IP stack for UNIX/Linux
netdateutility to synchronize the time with ntp-servers
neteventTool to share Linux event devices with other machines
netifrcGentoo Network Interface Management Scripts
netkit-bootparamdNetkit - bootparamd: Net-boot support daemon
netkit-bootpdNetkit - bootp
netkit-fingerdNetkit - fingerd and finger client
netkit-rshNetkit's Remote Shell Suite: rexec{,d} rlogin{,d} rsh{,d}
netkit-talkNetkit - talkd
netkit-telnetdStandard Linux telnet client and server
netkit-timedNetkit - timed: Time daemon
netopeer2Server for implementing NETCONF configuration management
netpipetool to reliably distribute binary data using UDP broadcasting techniques
netpipesTools to manipulate BSD TCP/IP stream sockets
netsedSmall tool for altering forwarded network data in real time
netstat-natDisplay NAT connections
networkmanagerA set of co-operative tools that make networking simple and straightforward
nextcloud-clientDesktop Syncing Client for Nextcloud
nicstatNetwork traffic statics utility for Solaris and Linux
ntpNetwork Time Protocol suite/programs
ntpsecThe NTP reference implementation, refactored
nxNX compression technology core libraries
nxplayerClient for NoMachine remote servers
nyxUtility to monitor real time Tor status information
ofonoOpen Source mobile telephony (GSM/UMTS) daemon
oidc-agentAgent and tools for managing OpenID Connect tokens on the command line
oidentdAnother (RFC1413 compliant) ident daemon
olsrdAn implementation of the Optimized Link State Routing protocol
omniORBA robust, high-performance CORBA 2 ORB
omnisyncA driver for NTPd for people who are firewall-challenged
openntpdLightweight NTP server ported from OpenBSD
openr2An open implementation of the MFC/R2 telephony signaling protocol
openrdapRDAP command line client
openrsyncBSD-licensed implementation of rsync
opensshPort of OpenBSD's free SSH release
openssh-contribPort of OpenBSD's free SSH release with HPN/X509 patches
openvswitchProduction quality, multilayer virtual switch
owncloud-clientSynchronize files from ownCloud Server with your computer
packETHPacket generator tool for ethernet
passtUser-mode networking daemons for VMs and namespaces, replacement for Slirp
pcapfixRepair and fix broken pcap files
pedroPedro is a subscription/notification communications system
penTCP Load Balancing Port Forwarder
pimpdRFC1413-compliant identd server supporting masqueraded connections
pinguPolicy routing daemon with failover and load-balancing
pipesVery versatile TCP pipes
plowshareCommand-line downloader and uploader for file-sharing websites
portfwdPort Forwarding Daemon
portspoofreturn SYN+ACK for every port connection attempt
pps-toolsUser-space tools for LinuxPPS
proxychainsforce any tcp connections to flow through a proxy (or proxy chain)
proxytunnelConnect stdin and stdout to a server via an HTTPS proxy
ps3mediaserverDLNA compliant UPNP server for streaming media to Playstation 3
psshPSSH provides parallel versions of OpenSSH and related tools
ptpdPrecision Time Protocol daemon
pufDownload tool for UNIX-like systems
pulseaudio-dlnaA lightweight DLNA/UPNP/Chromecast streaming server for PulseAudio
puttyA Free Telnet/SSH Client
qtmQt blogging client
r8125r8125 vendor driver for Realtek RTL8125 PCI-E NICs
r8152r8152 driver for Realtek USB FE / GBE / 2.5G Gaming Ethernet Family Controller
r8168r8168 driver for Realtek 8111/8168 PCI-E NICs
rabbitmq-serverRabbitMQ is a high-performance AMQP-compliant message broker written in Erlang
radvdLinux IPv6 Router Advertisement Daemon
rcloneA program to sync files to and from various cloud storage providers
rdateUse TCP or UDP to retrieve the current time of another machine
rdesktopA Remote Desktop Protocol Client
redirRedir is a port redirector
remminaA GTK+ RDP, SPICE, VNC and SSH client
rinetdredirects TCP connections from one IP address and port to another
rsyncFile transfer program to keep remote files into sync
rsync-bpcRsync-bpc is a customized version of rsync that is used as part of BackupPC
rwbsRoger Wilco base station
rwhoisdARIN rwhois daemon
rygelRygel is an open source UPnP/DLNA MediaServer
s3cmdCommand line client for Amazon S3
s4cmdSuper S3 command line tool
s6-networkingSuite of small networking utilities for Unix systems
samplicatorUDP packets forwarder and duplicator
scponlyA tiny pseudoshell which only permits scp and sftp
seafileFile syncing and sharing software with file encryption and group sharing
seafile-clientSeafile desktop client
secpanelGraphical frontend for managing and running SSH and SCP connections
ser2netSerial To Network Proxy
sgopherdSmall Gopher Server written in GNU Bash
shigofumiCommand line client for ISDS
shmuxrun the same command across many hosts in parallel
sipcalcAdvanced console-based IPv4/IPv6 subnet calculator
sippA free Open Source test tool / traffic generator for the SIP protocol
sipsaksmall command line tool for testing SIP applications and devices
sitecopyMaintain remote web sites with ease
sksAn OpenPGP keyserver which is decentralized with highly reliable synchronization
smb4kAdvanced network neighborhood browser
smbcText mode (ncurses) SMB network commander. Features: resume and UTF-8
snarfSmall and fast CLI resource grabber for http, gopher, finger, ftp
sntpdA NTP (RFC-1305 and RFC-4330) client and server for unix-alike systems
socatMultipurpose relay (SOcket CAT)
sockShell interface to network sockets
socketShell-level interface to TCP sockets
socket-burst-dampenerA daemon that spawns one command per connection, and dampens connection bursts
spice-gtkSet of GObject and Gtk objects for connecting to Spice servers and a client GUI
spipedsecure pipe daemon
ssh-askpass-fullscreenA small SSH Askpass replacement written with GTK2
sshpassTool for noninteractively performing password authentication with ssh
sshrcBring your .bashrc, .vimrc, etc. from your local machine when you ssh
sslhPort multiplexer - accept both HTTPS and SSH connections on the same port
sstp-clientClient implementation of Secure Socket Tunneling Protocol (SSTP)
streamlinkCLI for extracting streams from websites to a video player of your choice
streamtunerStream directory browser for browsing internet radio streams
stunnelTLS/SSL - Port Wrapper
stuntmanOpen source implementation of the STUN protocol
suite3270Complete 3270 (S390) access package
sunshineSelf-hosted game stream host for Moonlight
sysrepoYANG-based configuration and operational state data store
taptapProgram to link two /dev/net/tun to form virtual ethernet
taylor-uucpTaylor UUCP
tcpsoundPlay sounds in response to network traffic
teamviewerAll-In-One Solution for Remote Access and Support over the Internet
telnet-bsdTelnet and telnetd ported from OpenBSD with IPv6 support
throttleBandwidth limiting pipe
tiersRandom network topography generator
tigervncRemote desktop viewer display system
tigervnc-xorg-moduleMetapackage for the xorg module provided by tigervnc
tinysshA small SSH server with state-of-the-art cryptography
tipcutilsUtilities for TIPC (Transparent Inter-Process Communication)
trurlCommand line tool for URL parsing and manipulation
ttytterA multi-functional, console-based Twitter client
tubaBrowse the Fediverse (GTK client)
turbovncA fast replacement for TigerVNC
ubridgeBridge for UDP tunnels, Ethernet, TAP and VMnet interfaces
ucarpPortable userland implementation of Common Address Redundancy Protocol (CARP)
udpcastMulticast file transfer tool
udpxySmall daemon to relay multicast UDP traffic to client's TCP (HTTP) connection
uftpEncrypted UDP based FTP with multicast
unisonTwo-way cross-platform file synchronizer
unix2tcpConnection forwarder that converts Unix sockets into TCP sockets
usbipUserspace utilities for a general USB device sharing system over IP networks
utelnetdSmall telnet daemon derived from the Axis tools
vconfig802.1Q vlan control utility
vdeVirtual distributed ethernet emulator for emulators like qemu, bochs, and uml
vmnetA simple virtual networking program - SLIP over stdin/out
vmpsdAn open-source VLAN management system
vncrecVNC session recorder and player
vncsnapshotA command-line tool for taking JPEG snapshots of VNC servers
vrrpdVirtual Router Redundancy Protocol Daemon
wakeonlanClient for Wake-On-LAN
websocatCommand-line client for WebSockets, like netcat, with socat-like functions
websocketdLike inetd, but for WebSockets
wgetNetwork utility to retrieve files from the WWW
wget2GNU Wget2 is a file and recursive website downloader
whatmaskLittle C program to compute different subnet mask notations
whoisImproved Whois Client
wolImplements Wake On LAN (Magic Paket) functionality in a small program
wputTiny program like wget, to upload files/whole directories via FTP
x11-ssh-askpassX11-based passphrase dialog for use with OpenSSH
x2goclientThe X2Go Qt client
x2goserverThe X2Go server
xmrigRandomX, CryptoNight, KawPow, AstroBWT, and Argon2 CPU/GPU miner
yandex-diskCLI to access Yandex Disk file storage service
you-getUtility to download media contents from the web
youtube-viewerA command line utility for viewing youtube-videos in Mplayer
yt-dlpyoutube-dl fork with additional features and fixes
ytfzfPosix script to find and watch youtube videos from the terminal
ytmdlSimple app to get songs from youtube in mp3 format
zerotierA software-based managed Ethernet switch for planet Earth
zsshSSH wrapper enabling zmodem up/download in ssh
zsyncPartial/differential file download client over HTTP using the rsync algorithm

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