How to see gateway on linux
To see the gateway on Linux, you can use the ip
command. Here are the steps to do so:
Open a terminal: Press
Ctrl + Alt + T
to open a terminal window. This is where you will enter the commands.Check the network interface: Use the
ip addr
command to display information about the network interfaces on your system. Look for the interface that you are using to connect to the network (e.g.,eth0
,wlan0
, etc.).Check the routing table: Use the
ip route
command to display the routing table. The routing table contains information about how network packets should be forwarded. Look for the line that starts withdefault
or0.0.0.0
. The gateway IP address will be listed next to it.
Here is an example of what the output might look like:
default via 192.168.1.1 dev eth0
In this example, the gateway IP address is 192.168.1.1
.
That's it! You have now seen the gateway on Linux using the ip
command.