command line tools

Question 1

-Also called ICMP echo request/replies

-Determines whether the host can be reached and how long it took the host to send a return packet

-Troubleshooting problems with remote hosts

-Time in ms

Answer 1

ping

Question 2

-Verify entries on a DNS server

-Lookup IP address on a domain

-Reverse lookup using an ip address to find the domain or host

Answer 2

NSLOOKUP

Question 3

-non windows alternative to NSLOOKUP

Answer 3

DIG

Question 4

-determines the route a packet takes to its destination

-Verify route to a remote host

-Returns IP addresses the packet was routed through to reach the destination

-Includes the # of hops

-Useful for detecting malfunctioning or overloaded router

Answer 4

TRACERT windows
traceroute linux macos

Question 5

used to determine what a mac address when you know ip address
view the local table that shows ip and mac address

Answer 5

arp -a

Question 6

network statistics

Answer 6

netstat

Question 7

display host name of machine

Answer 7

hostname

Question 8

view routing table

Answer 8

route print