EXPERIMENT NO.
08
DATE OF PERFORMANCE: GRADE:
DATE OF ASSESSMENT: SIGNATURE OF LECTURER/ TTA:
AIM: Study of various network commands.
THEORY:
arp –a: is short for address resolution protocol, It will show the IP address of your
computer along with the IP address and MAC address of your router.
hostname: This is the simplest of all TCP/IP commands. It simply displays the name of
your computer.
ipconfig: The ipconfig command displays information about the host (the computer your
sitting at)computer TCP/IP configuration.
ipconfig /all: This command displays detailed configuration information about your
TCP/IP connection including Router, Gateway, DNS, DHCP, and type of Ethernet adapter
in your system.
Ipconfig /renew: Using this command will renew all your IP addresses that you are
currently (leasing) borrowing from the DHCP server. This command is a quick problem
solver if you are having connection issues, but does not work if you have been configured
with a static IP address.
Ipconfig /release: This command allows you to drop the IP lease from the DHCP server.
ipconfig /flushdns: This command is only needed if you’re having trouble with your
networks DNS configuration. The best time to use this command is after network
configuration frustration sets in, and you really need the computer to reply with flushed.
nbtstat –a: This command helps solve problems with NetBIOS name resolution.
(Nbt stands for NetBIOS over TCP/IP)
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netstat: Netstat displays a variety of statistics about a computers active TCP/IP
connections. This tool is most useful when you’re having trouble with TCP/IP applications
such as HTTP, and FTP.
nslookup: Nslookup is used for diagnosing DNS problems. If you can access a resource by
specifying an IP address but not it’s DNS you have a DNS problem.
pathping: Pathping is unique to Window’s, and is basically a combination of the Ping and
Tracert commands. Pathping traces the route to the destination address then launches a 25
second test of each router along the way, gathering statistics on the rate of data loss along
each hop.
ping: Ping is the most basic TCP/IP command, and it’s the same as placing a phone call to
your best friend. You pick up your telephone and dial a number, expecting your best friend
to reply with “Hello” on the other end. Computers make phone calls to each other over a
network by using a Ping command. The Ping commands main purpose is to place a phone
call to another computer on the network, and request an answer. Ping has 2 options it can
use to place a phone call to another computer on the network. It can use the computers
name or IP address.
route: The route command displays the computers routing table. A typical computer, with
a single network interface, connected to a LAN, with a router is fairly simple and generally
doesn’t pose any network problems. But if you’re having trouble accessing other
computers on your network, you can use the route command to make sure the entries in
the routing table are correct.
tracert: The tracert command displays a list of all the routers that a packet has to go
through to get from the computer where tracert is run to any other computer on the
internet.
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