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Networking Applications

Kubuntu has a a great deal of applications designed around networking. Whether it is network monitoring, network security, or many others, Kubuntu has a solution for you. For more information on some of the available networking applications for Kubuntu, please see:

KNetworkManager

KNetworkManager is the KDE front end for NetworkManager. Providing a sophisticated yet intuitive user interface, KNetworkManager allows users to easily switch their network environment. KNetworkManager is installed with every Kubuntu system. The following is a brief list of the devices that KNetworkManager supports:

  • Wired Ethernet (IEEE 802.3)

  • Wireless Ethernet (IEEE 802.11): Unencrypted, WEP, WPA (Personal and Enterprise)

  • Virtual Private Network (VPN): OpenVPN, VPNC

  • Dial-Up (PPP)

More information can be found on the KNetworkManager website located at http://en.opensuse.org/Projects/KNetworkManager.

Wireshark

Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer, or "sniffer", used to capture packets off the wire while decoding numerous protocols. More information can be found on the Wireshark website located at http://www.wireshark.org/.

Wireshark isn't installed initially with Kubuntu. Installation is easy using Adept. For more information on installing extra applications with Kubuntu, please see the Adding Applications document.

EtherApe

EtherApe graphically displays network activities. Active hosts are shown as circles of varying size, and the traffic among them is shown as lines of varying width. EtherApe is a GNOME application and requires the GNOME libraries. These libraries will automatically be installed and configured for you if you decide to use EtherApe. More information can be found on the EtherApe website located at http://etherape.sourceforge.net.

EtherApe isn't installed initially with Kubuntu. Installation is easy using Adept. For more information on installing extra applications with Kubuntu, please see the Adding Applications document.

Guarddog

Guarddog is a firewall configuration utility for KDE. It is aimed at two groups of users:

  • Novice to intermediate users who are not experts in TCP/IP networking and security

  • Those users who don't want the hassle of dealing with cryptic shell scripts and ipchains or iptables parameters.

More information can be found on the Guarddog website located at http://www.simonzone.com/software/guarddog/.

Guarddog isn't installed initially with Kubuntu. Installation is easy using Adept. For more information on installing extra applications with Kubuntu, please see the Adding Applications document.

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