Computer Networks (202044501)

Department of Computer Engineering

PRACTICAL 3

AIM: Study of various networking commands in Windows

1. Ping
 Full form of PING is Packet Internet Groper.
 It is use to test the ability of source computer to reach a specified
destination PC.
 It is a simple way to verify that a computer can communicate
over the network with another computer or device.
 Syntax:
 Ping[options] Destination
 Example:

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2. ipconfig

 Full form of ipconfig is Internet Protocol Configuration ▪ It is

used to control the network connections.
 It display all current TCP/IP network Configuration values and
refresh DHCP and DNS settings.
 Without parameters it display IP address, subnet mask, and
default gateway for all adapters.
 Syntax: ▪ ipconfig[-v] [-a] [-s] [interface]
 Example:

3. Tracert
 Full form of Tracert is “Trace Route”.
 It is use to show details about the path that a packet takes from
destination to source computers.
 It maps the journey of the packet and information undertakes
from source to its destination.
 Here, each hop in the record reflect a now sower or router
between the originally PC and the target.

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 Syntax:
 Tracert [-d] [-h more hops] [-w timeout] [-u] [-
6] target [1]
 Example:

4. ARP
 Full form of ARP is Address Resolution Protocol.
 It is use to display and modify entries in the ARP cache, which
contains one or more, folds that are use to store Ip address.
 Without parameter it display all the possible ARP commands
with brief description.
 Syntax: Arp [-v] [-i] [-H type] -a[hostname]
 Example:

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5. Netstat
 Full from of Netstat is Network Statistics.
 It is use to find problems in an network.
 It is use to display the network. Connections for TCP routing
table and other statistics.
 It is determine the amount of traffic an the network as per
performance measurement.
 Syntax:
Netstat [-a] [-b] [-e] [-f] [-i] [ -i] [-o] [-r] [ -s] [ -t] [-x]
[-y]
 Example:

6. NSlook UP
 Full form of NSlook up is Name Server look up.
 It is use to quering the DNS to obtain the IP address mapping
of default server.

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 Syntax: Nslookup [Host] [IP address] [Domain name]

 Example:

7. Hostname Command
 A very simple command that displays the host name of your
machine.
 This is much quicker than going to control panel.
 Syntax: ▪ Hostname
 Example:

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