I just opened one (just one) Chromium browser to Yahoo dot com and I see the following netstat -a report with 19 established
connections and I wonder why so many "established" when I only opened one browser?!
root@Microknoppix:/home/knoppix# netstat -a
Active Internet connections (servers and established)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address State
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:ipp *:* LISTEN
tcp 243 0 Microknoppix:33956 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:45502 69.25.24.26:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:36332 mia07s35-in-f99.1:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:35411 l1.ycs.vip.dxs.ya:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:40574 ir2.fp.vip.ne1.ya:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:56689 ok-in-f147.1e100.:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:41777 mia07s26-in-f2.1e:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:36537 adtechus-ssp-ums-:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:33957 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:58497 mia07s25-in-f110.:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:54188 pr-east.pbp.vip.b:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:40678 24.143.206.211:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:40829 mia07s25-in-f10.1:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 1 0 Microknoppix:49830 66.230.183.3:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:37140 yts2.yql.vip.gq1.:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:58527 mia07s25-in-f110.:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:33951 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https TIME_WAIT
tcp 243 0 Microknoppix:33954 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:36329 mia07s35-in-f99.1:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:33950 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:54522 r5.ycpi.vip.dxs.y:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 243 0 Microknoppix:33955 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:48394 mia07s24-in-f10.1:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:47713 r2.ycpi.vip.gq1.y:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:33953 mpr2.ngd.vip.bf1.:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:59580 beap-csc.adx.vip.:https TIME_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:57079 mia07s27-in-f3.1e:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:45538 mia07s35-in-f14.1:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:41450 yk-in-f95.1e100.n:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:42308 mpr1.ngd.vip.bf1.:https CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 Microknoppix:33850 a104-73-27-225.de:https ESTABLISHED
tcp 1 0 Microknoppix:37126 72.21.91.29:http CLOSE_WAIT
tcp6 0 0 localhost:ipp [::]:* LISTEN
udp 0 0 *:bootpc *:*
udp 0 0 *:mdns *:*
udp 0 0 *:18817 *:*
udp6 0 0 [::]:44157 [::]:*
raw6 0 0 [::]:ipv6-icmp [::]:*