📅 2024-10-13 — Session: Network Diagnostics and Monitoring

🕒 16:00–16:45
🏷️ Labels: Network Diagnostics, Ubuntu, Gaming, Device Identification, Bandwidth Monitoring
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM

Session Goal

The goal of this session was to perform a comprehensive diagnostic and monitoring of network connections, particularly focusing on improving the gaming experience on Ubuntu and identifying devices on the network.

Key Activities

  • Diagnosed network connection quality on Ubuntu using tools like ping, mtr, speedtest-cli, iperf3, ifstat, and nload.
  • Provided solutions for latency issues in online gaming, especially for Age of Empires.
  • Conducted device scans on Wi-Fi and local networks using nmap and arp-scan.
  • Monitored and limited bandwidth usage using QoS and tools like Wireshark.
  • Identified network devices by checking MAC addresses and accessing router settings.
  • Troubleshot Nmap scanning issues and ensured network connectivity.

Achievements

  • Successfully identified and categorized devices on the network.
  • Diagnosed and confirmed stable network connections with good response times.

Pending Tasks

  • Further investigation into unknown devices on the network and managing bandwidth usage effectively.