Given a scenario, configure and verify network connection parameters

Question 1

ping

Answer 1

“The ping command is used to verify that a remote host can respond to a network connection”

Question 2

netstat

Answer 2

“The netstat command is useful for displaying a variety of network information. It is a key utility when troubleshooting network issues. The following table describes common options for the netstat command:

Option

Description

-t or –tcp

Display TCP information.

-u or –udp

Display UDP information.

-r or –route

Display the routing table.

-v or –verbose

Verbose; display additional information.

-i or –interfaces

Display information based on a specific interface.

-a or –all

Apply to all.

-s or –statistics

Display statistics for the output.

Question 3

nslookup

Answer 3

“The nslookup command is designed to perform simple queries on DNS servers”

“While this command has often been referred to as obsolete, it is still often used on modern distributions. The nslookup command is normally run without options”

Question 4

dig

Answer 4

“The dig command is useful for performing DNS queries on specific DNS servers”