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! IPCONFIG - Displays all current TCP/IP network
configuration values and refreshes Dynamic Host
Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System
(DNS) settings. Used without parameters, ipconfig displays
Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) and IPv6 addresses,
subnet mask, and default gateway for all adapters.
Parameters: [/allcompartments] [/all] [/renew [<adapter>]]
[/release [<adapter>]] [/renew6[<adapter>]] [/release6
[<adapter>]] [/flushdns] [/displaydns] [/registerdns]
[/showclassid <adapter>] [/setclassid <adapter> [<classID>]]
Examples:
Simple Ipconfig
Display
All IPCONFIG ipconfig /all
Characteristics
Perform
IPCONFIG ipconfig /flushdns
DNS Flush
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PING - Verifies IP-level connectivity to another TCP/IP
computer by sending Internet Control Message Protocol
(ICMP) echo Request messages. The receipt of
corresponding echo Reply messages are displayed, along
with round-trip times. ping is the primary TCP/IP command
used to troubleshoot connectivity, reachability, and name
resolution.  nslookup google.com 8.8.8.8
Parameters: [/t] [/a] [/n <count>] [/l <size>] [/f] [/I <TTL>]
[/v <TOS>] [/r <count>] [/s <count>] [{/j <hostlist> | /k
<hostlist>}] [/w <timeout>] [/R] [/S <Srcaddr>] [/4] [/6]
<targetname>
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Examples: Request messages to each router between a source and
destination, over a period of time, and then computes
results based on the packets returned from each router.
Simple ping google.com Because this command displays the degree of packet loss at
any given router or link, you can determine which routers or
Ping subnets might be having network problems.  
Target with ping /a google.com
DNS Lookup Parameters: [/n] [/h <maximumhops>] [/g <hostlist>] [/p
<Period>] [/q <numqueries> [/w <timeout>] [/i <IPaddress>]
Continuous [/4 <IPv4>] [/6 <IPv6>][<targetname>]
Ping ping /t google.com
Examples:
(Ctl+C to stop)
* * * * * * * Simple pathping google.com
TRACERT - This diagnostic tool determines the path
taken to a destination by sending Internet Control Message
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Protocol (ICMP) echo Request to the destination with
incrementally increasing time to live (TTL) field values. Each
router along the path is required to decrement the TTL in an
NSLOOKUP - Displays information that you can use to
diagnose Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure. For
IP packet by at least 1 before forwarding it. Effectively, the
the first parameter, type the name or IP address of the
TTL is a maximum link counter. When the TTL on a packet
computer that you want to look up. For the second
reaches 0, the router is expected to return an ICMP time
Exceeded message to the source computer. parameter, type the name or IP address of a DNS name
server. If you omit the second argument, nslookup uses the
Parameters: [/d] [/h <maximumhops>] [/j <hostlist>] [/w default DNS name server.
<timeout>] [/R] [/S <srcaddr>] [/4][/6] <targetname>
Parameters: [exit | finger | help | ls | lserver | root | server
Examples: | set | view] [options]
Examples:
Simple tracert google.com
nslookup google.com
* * * * * * * nslookup -type=ns vpn.state.ma.us
nslookup
PATHPING - Provides information about network
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source and destination. This command sends multiple echo
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NETSTAT - Displays active TCP connections, ports on
which the computer is listening, Ethernet statistics, the IP * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
routing table, IPv4 statistics (for the IP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP
protocols). ! NETSH - The Network Shell command-line scripting ! ROUTE - Displays and modifies the entries in the
Parameters: [-a] [-b] [-e] [-n] [-o] [-p <Protocol>] [-r] [-s] utility that allows you to, either locally or remotely, display local IP routing table.
[<interval>] or modify the network configuration of a currently running
computer. Parameters: [/f] [/p] [<command> [<destination>] [mask
Examples: <netmask>] [<gateway>] [metric <metric>]] [if <interface>]]
Parameters: [-a <Aliasfile>][-c <Context>][-r
Lists All Network <Remotecomputer>][-u [<domainname>\<username>][-p Examples:
Connections netstat -a <Password> | [{<NetshCommand> | -f <scriptfile>}]
(Active and Inactive)
Examples: Simple route print
Lists
Routing netstat -r List
Table Status of All netsh interface show interface
Lists All Active Active Interfaces * * * * * * *
Network netstat List
Connections Profile of Wireless netsh wlan show drivers ! WMIC – WMI s an infrastructure for the standardized
LAN Devices management of data and information that is device
independent. 
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GETMAC - Returns the media access control (MAC) Examples:
address and list of network protocols associated with each TELNET - Communicates with a computer running the
address for all network cards in each computer, either telnet server service List
locally or across a network.  Computer wmic computersystem get model
Parameters: [/a] [/e <escapechar>] [/f <filename>] [/l Model
Parameters: [.exe][/s <computer> [/u <domain\<user> [/p
<username>] [/t {vt100 | vt52 | ansi | vtnt}] [<host> List
<password>]]][/fo {table | list | csv}][/nh][/v]
[<port>]] [/?] BIOS wmic bios get smbiosbiosversion
Examples: Version
Examples: List Network
Interfaces & wmic nicconfig get IPAddress,ServiceName
Simple getmac IP Addresses
Simple Telnet telnet clients.us2.code42.com List Installed
Software and wmic product get name,version
Telnet to Versions
Verbose getmac /v
Target on telnet clients.us2.code42.com 443
Port 443

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