4.3 Software Tools Flashcards
command used to view a hosts IP addressing information and TCP configuration settings
ipconfig (Windows) / ifconfig (UNIX/Linux)
command used to check connectivity between two devices on a network
ping
How do you test to see if TCP/IP has been installed and correctly configured on a local system?
Ping the loopback address
How can you verify that a local system’s IP address is correct?
Ping the system’s own IP address
How can you verify that a local system can connect to it’s default gateway, and that it is working?
Ping the system’s default gateway
command used to track the path of a packet as it travels across a network
tracert (Windows) / traceroute (UNIX / LINUX)
used to view and edit the IP address to MAC address resolution cache
arp
command used to display protocol statistics and TCP/IP connections on a host, as well as routing tables on a local or remote system
netstat
this netstat switch displays the current connections and listening ports
netstat -a
this nestat switch displays ethernet statistics
netstat -e
this nestat switch lists addresses and port numbers in numeric form
netstat -n
this nestat switch shows connections for a specifies protocol
netstat -p
this nestat switch shows routing tables
netstat -r
this nestat switch lists per-protocol statistics
netstat -s
command used to troubleshoot DNS-related problems
nslookup
