Search for utility to identify source of WWW traffic

[Bret Busby]

On 31/03/2018, Wade Smart <wadesmart at gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Mar 31, 2018 at 10:08 AM, Bret Busby <bret.busby at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hello.
>>
>> I currently have two web browsers open (not firefox), and their
>> download managers show no downloads occurring.
>>
>> But, something has beeen downloading data at around 200-300kBps, for
>> over an hour.
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>> Is a utility available, that can identify what application(s) is/are
>> downloading data, and, what URL's are being accessed for the downloads
>> being performed?
>>
>> Thank you in anticipation.
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>> Bret Busby
>> Armadale
>> West Australia
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> https://askubuntu.com/questions/257263/how-to-display-network-traffic-in-the-terminal
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> tcptrack maybe?
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The tcptrack identifies the IP address being accessed, but in trying
to do a reverse DNS (?) lookup, I can not fid the domain name. the
information that is returned, shows the location as being, from one
source, Melbourne, Australia, from another source, San Francisco, USA,
but the results name the hosting dervice and not the domain name.

The other command mentioned, netstat, I think, identified the web browser here.

So, I have been able to identify the web browser here, that is
involved, and, I have been able to identify the IP address involved,
but I can not identify the domain name involved.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia

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