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This free Linux distro replaced 5 of my most-used networking tools
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One thing about building home local area networks (LANs) is that the more you add to it, the more things can go wrong. Even when things are running smoothly, I still want to know what's going on so I can prevent minor issues from turning into lack of connectivity, and that means lots of monitoring, testing, and poking at interfaces and appliances. Most of this I'll do from a Linux terminal, because it's just easier for me to keep the stack of network tools coherent. Most of my network hardware runs *nix variants, so I don't need to learn multiple versions of the same tools.
But the even better plan is to have a single Linux distro that encompasses the networking tools I use most, plus hundreds of others, wrapped in a security-conscious package. I've been using Kali Linux as my home networking multi-tool since before it was called Kali, when it was called BackTrack, and it's been my go-to for all networking issues. It was created for penetration testing, which means it's got tons of network testing tools built in, and I can't be without it.