Command Line Interface (CLI)

Question 1

> syslog

Answer 1

can run on different platforms and generate common reports to a central collection computer

Question 2

> nslookup

Answer 2

Windows
Linux equivalent = dig

displays name and IP Of devices default DNS server

Question 3

> hostname

Answer 3

fast and easy way to verify a computer’s name

Question 4

> arp -a

Answer 4

command to view ARP cache

Question 5

> ping

Answer 5

test ability of one network host to communicate with another

Question 6

> route print

Answer 6

route delete / route add

to show or manipulate routing table on a computer

Question 7

> netstat -e

Answer 7

displays network summary info for the device

Question 8

> net share

Answer 8

command that creates a share but does not assign a drive letter

Question 9

> tracert

Answer 9

Windows
Linux equivalent = traceroute

identifies IP address of each of the hops between 2 systems

Question 10

> net use

Answer 10

command that assigns a drive letter in the local computer to a shared folder or another computer

Question 11

> ipconfig

Answer 11

Unix version = ifconfig

displays basic IP address configuration for the device

Question 12

> nbtstat -n

Answer 12

shows NetBIOS names that are in use by device

Question 13

> ipconfig /flushdns

Answer 13

command to flush the DNS cache