Run command in netns

Create an isolated network namespace and run commands inside it

ip netns add test && ip netns exec test ip -br a
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iproute212 commands
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iproute2networkk8sdebug

More iproute2 commands

  • Inject latency and loss
    tc qdisc add dev <name> root netem delay 100ms loss 1% && tc -s qdisc show dev <name>

    Simulate WAN latency/packet loss for testing; remove with tc qdisc del

  • Remove netem qdisc
    tc qdisc del dev <name> root

    Drop the root qdisc to restore normal traffic after netem testing

  • Watch route/link events
    ip monitor all

    Live stream of route/link/addr/neigh changes; great for flapping debug

  • Bridge FDB and ports
    bridge fdb show br <name>; bridge link show

    Inspect L2 forwarding DB (MAC->port) and bridge port states

  • Per-socket TCP internals
    ss -tip state established '( dport = :443 )'

    Show rtt/cwnd/retrans per socket for 443; pinpoint slow/lossy peers

all 12 iproute2 commands