NETWORKING COMMANDS FOR WINDOWS ADMINISTRATION

Ping

Ping is used to test the ability of one network host to communicate with another.

C:\>ping <hostname>

C:\>ping <hostname> -t

C:\>ping -4 <hostname>

C:\>ping -6 <hostname>

C:\>ping <ip address>

C:\>ping <ip address> -t

Hostname

Find local computer name from command line

c:\> hostname

NbtStat

Finding a computer name using IP (NetBIOS over TCP/IP)

nbtstat -a <ip_address>

NETSTAT

NETSTAT: Network Statistics

list of all active TCP connections from your computer.

c:\> netstat

ARP

The ARP (Address Resolution Protocol ) command corresponds to the Address Resolution Protocol, it gives MAC address of target host.

c:\> arp -a <targethost-ip>

Tracert

Tracert works similarly to Ping. The major difference is that Tracert sends a series of ICMP echo requests, and the request’s TTL increased by 1 each time. This allows the utility to display the routers through which packets are passing to be identified.

c:\> tracert -a <hostname>

c:\> tracert -a <host-ip>

NSLookup (Name Server Lookup)

Display the name and IP address of the device’s default DNS server.

c:\> nslookup

IpConfig

Display basic IP address configuration information for the device.

c:\> ipconfig /all

Net User

The net user command is used to add, remove, and make changes to the user accounts on a computer, all from the Command Prompt.

net user [username [password | *] [/add] [options]] [/domain]] [username [/delete] [/domain]] [/help] [/?

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