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NETSTAT(1)		FreeBSD	General	Commands Manual		    NETSTAT(1)

NAME
     netstat --	show network status and	statistics

SYNOPSIS
     netstat  [--libxo]	[-46AaLnRSTWx] [-f protocol_family | -p	protocol]
	      [-M core]	[-N system]

     netstat -i	| -I interface
	      [--libxo]	[-46abdhnW] [-f	address_family]	[-M core] [-N system]

     netstat -w	wait
	      [--libxo]	[-I interface] [-46d] [-M core]	[-N system]
	      [-q howmany]

     netstat -s
	      [--libxo]	[-46sz]	[-f protocol_family | -p protocol] [-M core]
	      [-N system]

     netstat -i	| -I interface -s
	      [--libxo]	[-46s] [-f protocol_family | -p	protocol] [-M core]
	      [-N system]

     netstat -m
	      [--libxo]	[-M core] [-N system]

     netstat -B
	      [--libxo]	[-z] [-I interface]

     netstat -r
	      [--libxo]	[-46nW]	[-F fibnum] [-f	address_family]

     netstat -rs
	      [--libxo]	[-s] [-M core] [-N system]

     netstat -g
	      [--libxo]	[-46W] [-f address_family]

     netstat -gs
	      [--libxo]	[-46s] [-f address_family] [-M core] [-N system]

     netstat -Q
	      [--libxo]

DESCRIPTION
     The netstat command symbolically displays the contents of various net-
     work-related data structures.  There are a	number of output formats,
     depending on the options for the information presented.

     netstat [-46AaLnRSTWx] [-f	protocol_family	| -p protocol] [-M core]
	     [-N system]
	     Display a list of active sockets (protocol	control	blocks)	for
	     each network protocol.

	     The default display for active sockets shows the local and	remote
	     addresses,	send and receive queue sizes (in bytes), protocol, and
	     the internal state	of the protocol.  Address formats are of the
	     form ``host.port''	or ``network.port'' if a socket's address
	     specifies a network but no	specific host address.	When known,
	     the host and network addresses are	displayed symbolically accord-
	     ing to the	databases hosts(5) and networks(5), respectively.  If
	     a symbolic	name for an address is unknown,	or if the -n option is
	     specified,	the address is printed numerically, according to the
	     address family.  For more information regarding the Internet IPv4
	     ``dot format'', refer to inet(3).	Unspecified, or	``wildcard'',
	     addresses and ports appear	as ``*''.

	     --libxo
		     Generate output via libxo(3) in a selection of different
		     human and machine readable	formats.  See xo_parse_args(3)
		     for details on command line arguments.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -A	     Show the address of a protocol control block (PCB)	asso-
		     ciated with a socket; used	for debugging.

	     -a	     Show the state of all sockets; normally sockets used by
		     server processes are not shown.

	     -L	     Show the size of the various listen queues.  The first
		     count shows the number of unaccepted connections, the
		     second count shows	the amount of unaccepted incomplete
		     connections, and the third	count is the maximum number of
		     queued connections.

	     -n	     Do	not resolve numeric addresses and port numbers to
		     names.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -R	     Display the flowid	and flowtype for each socket.  flowid
		     is	a 32 bit hardware specific identifier for each flow.
		     flowtype defines which protocol fields are	hashed to pro-
		     duce the id.  A complete listing is available in
		     sys/mbuf.h	under M_HASHTYPE_*.

	     -S	     Show network addresses as numbers (as with	-n) but	show
		     ports symbolically.

	     -T	     Display diagnostic	information from the TCP control
		     block.  Fields include the	number of packets requiring
		     retransmission, received out-of-order, and	those adver-
		     tising a zero-sized window.

	     -W	     Avoid truncating addresses	even if	this causes some
		     fields to overflow.

	     -x	     Display socket buffer and TCP timer statistics for	each
		     internet socket.

		     The -x flag causes	netstat	to output all the information
		     recorded about data stored	in the socket buffers.	The
		     fields are:

		     R-MBUF    Number of mbufs in the receive queue.
		     S-MBUF    Number of mbufs in the send queue.
		     R-CLUS    Number of clusters, of any type,	in the receive
			       queue.
		     S-CLUS    Number of clusters, of any type,	in the send
			       queue.
		     R-HIWA    Receive buffer high water mark, in bytes.
		     S-HIWA    Send buffer high	water mark, in bytes.
		     R-LOWA    Receive buffer low water	mark, in bytes.
		     S-LOWA    Send buffer low water mark, in bytes.
		     R-BCNT    Receive buffer byte count.
		     S-BCNT    Send buffer byte	count.
		     R-BMAX    Maximum bytes that can be used in the receive
			       buffer.
		     S-BMAX    Maximum bytes that can be used in the send
			       buffer.
		     rexmt     Time, in	seconds, to fire Retransmit Timer, or
			       0 if not	armed.
		     persist   Time, in	seconds, to fire Retransmit
			       Persistence, or 0 if not	armed.
		     keep      Time, in	seconds, to fire Keep Alive, or	0 if
			       not armed.
		     2msl      Time, in	seconds, to fire 2*msl TIME_WAIT
			       Timer, or 0 if not armed.
		     delack    Time, in	seconds, to fire Delayed ACK Timer, or
			       0 if not	armed.
		     rcvtime   Time, in	seconds, since last packet received.

	     -f	protocol_family
		     Filter by protocol_family.	 See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -p	protocol
		     Filter by protocol.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -i	| -I interface [-46abdhnW] [-f address_family] [-M core]
	     [-N system]
	     Show the state of all network interfaces or a single interface
	     which have	been auto-configured (interfaces statically configured
	     into a system, but	not located at boot time are not shown).  An
	     asterisk (``*'') after an interface name indicates	that the
	     interface is ``down''.

	     When netstat is invoked with -i (all interfaces) or -I interface,
	     it	provides a table of cumulative statistics regarding packets
	     transferred, errors, and collisions.  The network addresses of
	     the interface and the maximum transmission	unit (``mtu'') are
	     also displayed.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -a	     Multicast addresses currently in use are shown for	each
		     Ethernet interface	and for	each IP	interface address.
		     Multicast addresses are shown on separate lines following
		     the interface address with	which they are associated.

	     -b	     Show the number of	bytes in and out.

	     -d	     Show the number of	dropped	packets.

	     -h	     Print all counters	in human readable form.

	     -n	     Do	not resolve numeric addresses and port numbers to
		     names.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -W	     Avoid truncating interface	names even if this causes some
		     fields to overflow.  GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -f	protocol_family
		     Filter by protocol_family.	 See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -w	wait [-I interface] [-46d] [-M core] [-N system] [-q howmany]
	     At	intervals of wait seconds, display the information regarding
	     packet traffic on all configured network interfaces or a single
	     interface.

	     When netstat is invoked with the -w option	and a wait interval
	     argument, it displays a running count of statistics related to
	     network interfaces.  An obsolescent version of this option	used a
	     numeric parameter with no option, and is currently	supported for
	     backward compatibility.  By default, this display summarizes
	     information for all interfaces.  Information for a	specific
	     interface may be displayed	with the -I interface option.

	     -I	interface
		     Only show information regarding interface

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -d	     Show the number of	dropped	packets.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -q	     Exit after	howmany	outputs.

     netstat -s	[-46sz]	[-f protocol_family | -p protocol] [-M core]
	     [-N system]
	     Display system-wide statistics for	each network protocol.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -s	     If	-s is repeated,	counters with a	value of zero are sup-
		     pressed.

	     -z	     Reset statistic counters after displaying them.

	     -f	protocol_family
		     Filter by protocol_family.	 See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -p	protocol
		     Filter by protocol.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -i	| -I interface -s [-46s] [-f protocol_family | -p protocol]
	     [-M core] [-N system]
	     Display per-interface statistics for each network protocol.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only See	GENERAL	OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only See	GENERAL	OPTIONS.

	     -s	     If	-s is repeated,	counters with a	value of zero are sup-
		     pressed.

	     -f	protocol_family
		     Filter by protocol_family.	 See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -p	protocol
		     Filter by protocol.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -m	[-M core] [-N system]
	     Show statistics recorded by the memory management routines
	     (mbuf(9)).	 The network manages a private pool of memory buffers.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -B	[-z] [-I interface]
	     Show statistics about bpf(4) peers.  This includes	information
	     like how many packets have	been matched, dropped and received by
	     the bpf device, also information about current buffer sizes and
	     device states.

	     The bpf(4)	flags displayed	when netstat is	invoked	with the -B
	     option represent the underlying parameters	of the bpf peer.  Each
	     flag is represented as a single lower case	letter.	 The mapping
	     between the letters and flags in order of appearance are:

	     p	  Set if listening promiscuously
	     i	  BIOCIMMEDIATE	has been set on	the device
	     f	  BIOCGHDRCMPLT	status:	source link addresses are being	filled
		  automatically
	     s	  BIOCGSEESENT status: see packets originating locally and
		  remotely on the interface.
	     a	  Packet reception generates a signal
	     l	  BIOCLOCK status: descriptor has been locked

	     For more information about	these flags, please refer to bpf(4).

	     -z	     Reset statistic counters after displaying them.

     netstat -r	[-46AnW] [-F fibnum] [-f address_family] [-M core] [-N system]
	     Display the contents of routing tables.

	     When netstat is invoked with the routing table option -r, it
	     lists the available routes	and their status.  Each	route consists
	     of	a destination host or network, and a gateway to	use in for-
	     warding packets.  The flags field shows a collection of informa-
	     tion about	the route stored as binary choices.  The individual
	     flags are discussed in more detail	in the route(8)	and route(4)
	     manual pages.  The	mapping	between	letters	and flags is:

	     1	  RTF_PROTO1	   Protocol specific routing flag #1
	     2	  RTF_PROTO2	   Protocol specific routing flag #2
	     3	  RTF_PROTO3	   Protocol specific routing flag #3
	     B	  RTF_BLACKHOLE	   Just	discard	pkts (during updates)
	     b	  RTF_BROADCAST	   The route represents	a broadcast address
	     D	  RTF_DYNAMIC	   Created dynamically (by redirect)
	     G	  RTF_GATEWAY	   Destination requires	forwarding by
				   intermediary
	     H	  RTF_HOST	   Host	entry (net otherwise)
	     L	  RTF_LLINFO	   Valid protocol to link address translation
	     M	  RTF_MODIFIED	   Modified dynamically	(by redirect)
	     R	  RTF_REJECT	   Host	or net unreachable
	     S	  RTF_STATIC	   Manually added
	     U	  RTF_UP	   Route usable
	     X	  RTF_XRESOLVE	   External daemon translates proto to link
				   address

	     Direct routes are created for each	interface attached to the
	     local host; the gateway field for such entries shows the address
	     of	the outgoing interface.	 The refcnt field gives	the current
	     number of active uses of the route.  Connection oriented proto-
	     cols normally hold	on to a	single route for the duration of a
	     connection	while connectionless protocols obtain a	route while
	     sending to	the same destination.  The use field provides a	count
	     of	the number of packets sent using that route.  The interface
	     entry indicates the network interface utilized for	the route.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -n	     Do	not resolve numeric addresses and port numbers to
		     names.  See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -W	     Show the path MTU for each	route, and print interface
		     names with	a wider	field size.

	     -F	     Display the routing table with the	number fibnum.	If the
		     specified fibnum is -1 or -F is not specified, the
		     default routing table is displayed.

	     -f	     Display the routing table for a particular
		     address_family.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -rs [-s] [-M core]	[-N system]
	     Display routing statistics.

	     -s	     If	-s is repeated,	counters with a	value of zero are sup-
		     pressed.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -g	[-46W] [-f address_family] [-M core] [-N system]
	     Display the contents of the multicast virtual interface tables,
	     and multicast forwarding caches.  Entries in these	tables will
	     appear only when the kernel is actively forwarding	multicast ses-
	     sions.  This option is applicable only to the inet	and inet6
	     address families.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only See	GENERAL	OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only See	GENERAL	OPTIONS.

	     -W	     Avoid truncating addresses	even if	this causes some
		     fields to overflow.

	     -f	protocol_family
		     Filter by protocol_family.	 See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -gs [-46s]	[-f address_family] [-M	core] [-N system]
	     Show multicast routing statistics.

	     -4	     Show IPv4 only See	GENERAL	OPTIONS.

	     -6	     Show IPv6 only See	GENERAL	OPTIONS.

	     -s	     If	-s is repeated,	counters with a	value of zero are sup-
		     pressed.

	     -f	protocol_family
		     Filter by protocol_family.	 See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -M	     Use an alternative	core See GENERAL OPTIONS.

	     -N	     Use an alternative	kernel image See GENERAL OPTIONS.

     netstat -Q
	     Show netisr(9) statistics.	 The flags field shows available ISR
	     handlers:

	     C	  NETISR_SNP_FLAGS_M2CPUID	 Able to map mbuf to cpu id
	     D	  NETISR_SNP_FLAGS_DRAINEDCPU	 Has queue drain handler
	     F	  NETISR_SNP_FLAGS_M2FLOW	 Able to map mbuf to flow id

   GENERAL OPTIONS
     Some options have the general meaning:

     -4	   Is shorthand	for -f inet (Show only IPv4)

     -6	   Is shorthand	for -f inet6 (Show only	IPv6)

     -f	address_family,	-p protocol
	   Limit display to those records of the specified address_family or a
	   single protocol.  The following address families and	protocols are
	   recognized:

	   Family		       Protocols
	   inet	(AF_INET)	       divert, icmp, igmp, ip, ipsec, pim,
				       sctp, tcp, udp
	   inet6 (AF_INET6)	       icmp6, ip6, ipsec6, rip6, tcp, udp
	   pfkey (PF_KEY)	       pfkey
	   netgraph, ng	(AF_NETGRAPH)  ctrl, data
	   unix	(AF_UNIX)
	   link	(AF_LINK)

	   The program will complain if	protocol is unknown or if there	is no
	   statistics routine for it.

     -M	   Extract values associated with the name list	from the specified
	   core	instead	of the default /dev/kmem.

     -N	   Extract the name list from the specified system instead of the
	   default, which is the kernel	image the system has booted from.

     -n	   Show	network	addresses and ports as numbers.	 Normally netstat
	   attempts to resolve addresses and ports, and	display	them symboli-
	   cally.

SEE ALSO
     fstat(1), nfsstat(1), procstat(1),	ps(1), sockstat(1), libxo(3),
     xo_parse_args(3), bpf(4), inet(4),	route(4), unix(4), hosts(5),
     networks(5), protocols(5),	services(5), iostat(8),	route(8), trpt(8),
     vmstat(8),	mbuf(9)

HISTORY
     The netstat command appeared in 4.2BSD.

     IPv6 support was added by WIDE/KAME project.

BUGS
     The notion	of errors is ill-defined.

FreeBSD	11.1		       December	1, 2015			  FreeBSD 11.1

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