Tested: works, with limits
Read-only: ip addr and ip link work, and ip route show table all lists routes (plain ip route shows only the local network). ss, ip route get and ip neigh do not work, and changes report success but do nothing.
- Pixel 10 Pro XL · Android 17 · Debian 13 · ip addr and ip link listed the device's network interfaces and addresses, and ip route show table all listed its routes.
iproute2 in Breadstick
Breadstick runs Debian's own iproute2 package for ARM64, the build a Debian 13 computer with an ARM processor installs, and a test on a device found the limits above. It is a command line program rather than an app with a window of its own: you run it by typing its command in Breadstick's Terminal, or in any terminal window on the Linux desktop, and it needs no Desktop or Floating session running.
Commands in the package
iparpdbridgectstatdcbdevlinkgenllnstatnstatrdmaroutelrtacctrtmonrtstatsstctipcvdpa
Type one in Breadstick's Terminal to run it.
Network tools use Android's own connection, and a VPN connected in Android covers them too. Anything that needs root, such as capturing traffic or changing the device's network settings, is not available. More in the docs: What Breadstick cannot do: raw network control.
About iproute2
From Debian's package description
The iproute2 suite is a collection of utilities for networking and traffic control.
These tools communicate with the Linux kernel via the (rt)netlink interface, providing advanced features not available through the legacy net-tools commands 'ifconfig' and 'route'.
From Debian's description of the iproute2 package, under that package's license.
Related apps
- OpenSSH clientsecure shell (SSH) client, for secure access to remote machinesCommand line
- ping (iputils)Tools to test the reachability of network hostsCommand lineTested
- dnsutils (dig and nslookup)Clients provided with BIND 9Command line
- socatmultipurpose relay for bidirectional data transferCommand line
- tracerouteTraces the route taken by packets over an IPv4/IPv6 networkCommand lineTested
- NmapThe Network MapperCommand lineTested
Sources and licenses
- Name: the Debian package name.
- Summary: Debian's short description of the iproute2 package, under that package's license.
- Description: Debian's description of the iproute2 package, under that package's license.
- Versions and sizes: Debian's archive for ARM64, as on packages.debian.org.
- Popularity: Debian Popularity Contest counts.
More in About the catalog.