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Windows Basic Command Prompt (Networking)

Cheat sheet
Command Description Example
ping ping is the primary TCP/IP ping 192.168.1.1
command used to
troubleshoot connectivity
tracert determines the path taken tracert 192.168.1.1
to a destination by sending
Internet Control Message
Protocol (ICMP) echo
Request to the destination
ipconfig displays all current TCP/IP ipconfig
network configuration
gpupdate specifies that only User or gpupdate
only Computer policy
settings are updated. By
default, both User and
Computer policy settings
are updated.
nslookup displays information that nslookup
you can use to diagnose
Domain Name System
(DNS) infrastructure
netstat used without parameters, netstat
netstat displays active TCP
connections
ssh used by administrators of ssh root@192.168.1.1
Linux and other non-
Windows for cross-platform
management of remote
systems
getmac returns the media access getmac
control (MAC) address and
list of network protocols
associated with each
address
arp displays and modifies arp /a
entries in the Address
Resolution Protocol (ARP)
cache
systeminfo displays detailed systeminfo
configuration information
about a computer

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