Publisher · Open source
net-tools
net-tools is the legacy collection of Linux networking utilities such as ifconfig, netstat, route and arp. It is free software licensed under the GNU GPL version 2 or later.
Licensing at a Glance
- Open source
net-tools are licensed under the GPLv2 or newer; individual file headers carry the notices.[1]
The package contains the legacy tools for controlling the Linux kernel network subsystem, including arp, hostname, ifconfig, netstat, rarp and route.[2]
The project README states that net-tools is generally considered deprecated and recommends the iproute2 package in most cases.[3]
The project homepage, Git repository, release downloads and bug tracker are hosted on SourceForge, which lists the licence as GNU GPL version 2.0.[4]
Products
- net-tools (ifconfig, netstat, route, arp, hostname)Network Management Tools
References
- README (net-tools) · raw.githubusercontent.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
- README (net-tools) · raw.githubusercontent.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
- README (net-tools) · raw.githubusercontent.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
- net-tools download | SourceForge.net · sourceforge.net · retrieved 2026-09-27