Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Help with ping, winipcfg, and other network commands.



Issue:


Help with ping, winipcfg, and other network commands.


Cause:


It may
be necessary to utilize utilities such as ping, winipcfg,
tracert, etc to help identify and fix network
related issues.


Solution:


Below is a
listing of the various network related commands used in MS-DOS, Windows,
Linux, Unix, and other operating systems. Each
command includes additional information to what the command does, the
command's syntax, and miscellaneous information.


Note: If you are not the root or admin of a computer, it is possible
for these commands to be disabled or revoked.


Arp

Finger

Hostname

Ipconfig

Pathping

Ping

Nbtstat

Net

Netstat

Nslookup

Route

Tracert / Traceroute

Whois

Winipcfg


ARP


Display or
manipulate the ARP information on a
network device or computer.



  • Additional information about the
    MS-DOS arp command
    can be found here.


FINGER


The finger
command available in Unix / Linux variants allows a user to find sometimes
personal information about a user. This information can include the last
time the user logged in, when they read their e-mail, etc... If the user
creates a .PLAN or other related file the user can also display additional
information.



  • Unix / Linux and variant finger command
    information can be found here.


HOSTNAME


The hostname
command displays the host name of the Windows XP computer currently logged
into.



  • Additional information about the
    MS-DOS hostname command can be found here.


IPCONFIG


Ipconfig is a MS-DOS utility that
can be used from MS-DOS and a MS-DOS shell to display the network settings
currently assigned and given by a network. This command can be utilized to
verify a network connection as well as to verify your network settings.


Windows 2000 users
should use this command to determine network information.



  • Additional information about ipconfig can be found here.


PATHPING


Pathping is a MS-DOS utility
available for Microsoft Windows 2000 and Windows XP users. This utility
enables a user to find network latency and network loss.



  • Additional information about
    the pathping command can be found here.


PING


Ping is one of the most
commonly used and known commands. Ping
allows a user to ping another network IP address. This can help determine
if the network is able to communicate with the network.



  • MS-DOS / Windows ping command and
    information can be found here.

  • Unix / Linux and variant ping command
    information can be found here.


NBTSTAT


The nbtstat MS-DOS utility that displays protocol
statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NBT.



  • MS-DOS / Windows nbtstat command and information can be found here.


NET


The net command
is available in MS-DOS / Windows and is used to set, view and determine
network settings.



  • MS-DOS / Windows net command and
    information can be found here.


NETSTAT


The netstat command is used to display the TCP/IP network
protocol statistics and information.



  • MS-DOS / Windows netstat command and information and be found here.

  • Unix / Linux netstat
    command and information and be found here.


NSLOOKUP


The nslookup MS-DOS utility that enables a user to do a reverse lookup on an IP address of a domain
or host on a network.



  • MS-DOS / Windows nslookup command and information can be found here.

  • Unix / Linux nslookup
    command and information and be found here.
    Linux users may also be interested in the host
    command that performs a similar task.


ROUTE


The route MS-DOS
utility enables computers to view and modify the computer's route table.



  • MS-DOS route command information
    can be found here.


TRACERT
/ TRACEROUTE


The tracert command in MS-DOS / Windows or the traceroute command in Unix / Linux and variants is
another commonly used network command to help determine network related
issues or slowdowns. Using this command you can view a listing of how a
network packet travels through the network and where it may fail or slow
down. Using this information you can determine the computer, router, switch
or other network device possibly causing your network issues.



  • MS-DOS / Windows tracert command and information can be found here.

  • Unix / Linux and variant traceroute command information can be found here.


WHOIS


The whois command available in Unix / Linux variants helps
allow a user to identify a domain name. This command provides information
about a domain name much like the WHOIS on network solutions. In some cases
the domain information will be provided from Network Solutions.



  • Unix / Linux and variant whois command information can be found here.


WINIPCFG


The winipcfg command available in Windows allows a user to
display network and network adapter information. Here, a user can find such
information as an IP address, Subnet Mask, Gateway, etc...



  • Windows winipcfg
    command and information can be found here.


NOTE: Windows
2000, Windows XP and above users do not have winipcfg.
Instead, use ipconfig.




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