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Course 4 - Learning Linux Shell Scripting | Episode 7: Comprehensive Network Diagnostics and Remote Host Management
In this lesson, you’ll learn about:
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/cybercode_academy
- Network connectivity & diagnostics: using ping to verify reachability and measure RTT (use -c to limit packets, check exit status), and traceroute to map hops. Techniques for discovering live hosts via parallel ping scripts or fping for fast network sweeps.
- Secure remote access & automation (SSH): running remote commands securely, enabling compression (-C), X11 forwarding for GUI apps, and setting up passwordless login with ssh-keygen + authorized_keys for automated scripts and non-interactive sessions.
- File transfer methods: classic FTP/lftp scripting, and secure alternatives over SSH — SCP, SFTP, and rsync (efficient delta transfers and remote backups). Best practices for automating transfers and preserving permissions.
- Advanced network control (port forwarding & remoting): local and remote port forwarding examples, non-interactive/daemonized forwards, reverse tunnels to expose non-public machines, and mounting remote filesystems with SSHFS for local access to remote drives.
- Network analysis & custom communication: listing open ports and connections (lsof -i, netstat -tnp), inspecting services, and building arbitrary TCP/UDP sockets with netcat (nc) for ad-hoc listeners, file transfers, or simple debugging shells.
- Practical tips & safety: prefer encrypted channels (SSH/SFTP/rsync over SSH), restrict forwarded ports and keys to minimal scope, monitor open ports regularly, and test automation on controlled hosts before production use.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/cybercode_academy
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By CyberCode AcademyIn this lesson, you’ll learn about:
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/cybercode_academy
- Network connectivity & diagnostics: using ping to verify reachability and measure RTT (use -c to limit packets, check exit status), and traceroute to map hops. Techniques for discovering live hosts via parallel ping scripts or fping for fast network sweeps.
- Secure remote access & automation (SSH): running remote commands securely, enabling compression (-C), X11 forwarding for GUI apps, and setting up passwordless login with ssh-keygen + authorized_keys for automated scripts and non-interactive sessions.
- File transfer methods: classic FTP/lftp scripting, and secure alternatives over SSH — SCP, SFTP, and rsync (efficient delta transfers and remote backups). Best practices for automating transfers and preserving permissions.
- Advanced network control (port forwarding & remoting): local and remote port forwarding examples, non-interactive/daemonized forwards, reverse tunnels to expose non-public machines, and mounting remote filesystems with SSHFS for local access to remote drives.
- Network analysis & custom communication: listing open ports and connections (lsof -i, netstat -tnp), inspecting services, and building arbitrary TCP/UDP sockets with netcat (nc) for ad-hoc listeners, file transfers, or simple debugging shells.
- Practical tips & safety: prefer encrypted channels (SSH/SFTP/rsync over SSH), restrict forwarded ports and keys to minimal scope, monitor open ports regularly, and test automation on controlled hosts before production use.
You can listen and download our episodes for free on more than 10 different platforms:
https://linktr.ee/cybercode_academy