Hardware

Monitoring USB communications using usbmon interface

The Linux kernel controls hardware access, including for USB. Learn how to monitor USB devices with the usbmon kernel module, together with Wireshark or Tshark.

Frequently Asked Questions

How to see the CPU information and details on a Linux system?

lscpu

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How to see the memory details on Linux?

Run the dmidecode command and filter for type 17 information.

dmidecode --type 17 | grep -E "Type|Speed"

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How to see all connected USB devices on Linux?

lsusb

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How to see the available hard disks on Linux?

lsblk -nd -I 8,259 -o NAME

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How to see the hard disk details on Linux?

Run the lshw command and select the disk class to see hard disk details.

lshw -class disk

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How to show BIOS information using dmidecode?

dmidecode --type bios

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