Networking commands

Question 1

How to check Ping on command prompt

Answer 1

Type: ping (website name or IP address)

Question 2

Ping -t

Answer 2

Persistent ping. will ping the remote host until stopped by the client (by using ctrl+C)

Question 3

-n count

Answer 3

Specifies the number of echo requests to send

Question 4

-l size

Answer 4

specifies the packet size to send

Question 5

ping -4

Answer 5

ping to IPv4

Question 6

ping -6

Answer 6

ping to IPv6

Question 7

ipconfig/ all

Answer 7

shows full configuration information

Question 8

ipconfig/ release

Answer 8

releases the IP address, if you are getting addresses from a DHCP server

Question 9

ipconfig/ release6

Answer 9

releases the IPv6 address

Question 10

ipconfig/ renew

Answer 10

obtains new IP address from DHCP server

Question 11

ipconfig/ renew6

Answer 11

obtains a new IPv6 address from a DHCP server

Question 12

ipconfig/ flushdns

Answer 12

flushes the domain name system (DNS) server name resolver cache.

Question 13

ipconfig for Linux, UNIX, and macOS

Answer 13

ifconfig

Question 14

tracert for Linux, UNIX, and macOS

Answer 14

traceroute