Networking
Basic Software Utilities
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| IPCONFIG | IPCONFIG is the most common utility used in networking PC's running Windows 2000 or Windows XP. Typing IPCONFIG (at the Command Prompt) will show each NIC's current IP settings. Information includes IP address, subnet mask, default gateway, DHCP server, DNS server and MAC address. IPCONFIG /ALL IPCONFIG /RELEASE IPCONFIG /RENEW The equivalent command on a Linux machine is IFCONFIG. |
| PING | PING is used to check for a response from another network device. You can PING anything with an IP address. Usually, the first trouble-shooting command you will use to establish the communication with other network devices is PING. If a device responds to a PING, the time required for the response will be shown. You can PING with either the domain name or the IP address. PING 199.117.144.10 PING www.network.com |
| NETSTAT | NETSTAT shows all active network connections of the host. It is useful to see what computers you are currently connected to, and what computers are connected to you. |
| ARP | Address Resolution Protocol displays and modifies the IP-to-Physical address tables used by ARP. The physical address is the MAC address of devices on the network. ARP -a |
| NSLOOKUP | NSLOOKUP will tell the IP address of a domain or the domain name of an IP address. NSLOOKUP 199.117.144.10 NSLOOKUP www.network.com |
| TRACERT | Trace Route is used to determine the number of network hops from your computer to another device on the network. TRACERT 199.117.144.10 TRACERT www.network.com |