Network Commands Flashcards
What is TRACEPATH?
-Shows paths taken by packet
-no need for superuser privileges
-Linux heavy
What is IPCONFIG?
-Gives IP, Subnet mask, and default gateways
-can release all networks and renew adapters
-Windows heavy
What is TRACEROUTE/TRACERT?
-Trace route IP takes to destination
-shows each hop with IP and the total time
-Linux & Windows
-troubleshooting and connectivity issues
What is PING?
-Tests connectivity and latency
-ICMP echo to hosts
-troubleshooting and connectivity issues
What is NSLOOKUP?
-some DNS info
-troubleshoots DNS problems
-displays IP addresses
-Windows & Linux
What is IFCONFIG?
-Configure kernel network interfaces
-used during botting
-debugging or tuning
-Linux heavy
What is NETSTAT?
-Shows active ports info
-troubleshooting and capacity
-shows routing info for adapters
-Windows, MacOS, Linux
What is DIG?
-retrieves entire DNS response message
-lookups and displays answers
-OS resolver libraries
-native to Linux
What is Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)?
-Shows IP and MAC address
-add, remove, modify cache entries
-broadcasts to entire network to find addresses
What is SCP?
-copies files between servers
-SSH to encrypt and authenticate
What is Route?
-Shows current route tables on host
-add or remove routes
-determines where to send traffic
What is WHOIS?
-used to figure out who owns a domain or block of IP addresses
-shows name, emails, physical addresses
-Linux heavy
What is FTP?
-Copies files from host to host
-uses TCP on internet and WANs
What is TCPDUMP?
-Shows packets being transmitted
-protocol analyzer
-shows contents of network packets
What is NMAP?
-finds hosts and open ports
-shows what is deployed on network
-Windows & Linux
