[TriLUG] Learning Linux -- and Netstat

James Jones jc.jones at tuftux.com
Wed Sep 11 15:34:13 EDT 2013


Bill,

Thanks. I am worried that 400 seems unreal. A lot show /tmp---- as
part of the string on the right. I realize I used a raw netstat with
no options ( linux version of netstat ). I am not at home now but will
try some of John's Options when I do get back to my home cpu.

Thanks again.
jcj

On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 3:26 PM, Bill Farrow <bill at arrowsreach.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 2:48 PM, James Jones <jc.jones at tuftux.com> wrote:
>> I need to do a lot of reading on sockets especially with what appears
>> to be around 400.
>
> As John pointed out, the Unix sockets are for internal communication
> between programs running on your system.
>
> The one you cited in your first email was "dbus" which is used by
> programs to listen for events and call functions on other programs.
> For example, when you plug a network cable into a laptop, a message is
> sent over dbus to let all interested programs know. Your network
> status icon on your desktop receives this message and changes the icon
> graphics accordingly.
>
> A typical desktop has a lot of programs and services running. On my
> embedded system at work netstat shows only 5 unix sockets open :-)
>
>
> Bill
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