Networking Commands Flashcards
This tells you whether your computer can reach some destination IP address or domain name, and if it can, how long it takes data to travel there and back again
ping
What does packet loss lead to?
Poor performance in games and streaming
When accessing the internet or any network, small units of data called (blank) are sent and received.
When 1 or more of these (blank) fails to reach its intended destination, this is called what?
Packets
Packet loss
By default how many data packets does the ping command send?
How many seconds before it times out?
4
4 seconds
How would you increase the number of packets?
ping [website] -n [number of packets you want]
How would you increase the timeout duration?
ping [website] -w [number you would like to increase it to]
value is in milliseconds
What does tracert stand for?
Trace Route
Sends out a data packet as a way to troubleshoot any network issues you might have, but it instead tracks the route of the packet as it hops from server to server
tracert
After sending out packets from you to a given destination, it analyses the route taken and compute packet loss on a per-hop basis
More informative & takes longer to execute
pathping
This output shows every network adapter on your system and how they resolve
ipconfig
What sections under the Wireless LAN Adapter and Ethernet Adapter are most important?
IPv4 Address & Default Gateway
Why would you ever need to flush your DNS cache?
• Prevent phishing schemes
• Directs you to the most up to date versions of your most frequently visited websites
• Restores your internet connection
• Keeps your data private
How would you flush your DNS cache?
ipconfig /flushdns
What does MAC address stand for?
Media Access Control
Where are MAC addresses stored?
In the device’s hardware
How would you check your MAC address?
getmac
nslookup stands for?
Name server lookup
How would you find out the IP address behind a certain domain name?
nslookup [website]
How would you show a routing table?
netstat -r
What does Netsh stand for?
Network Shell
A cmd command for networking that lets you view and configure almost every network adapter on your system in more detail and granularity
netsh
Running netsh by itself will put you in what?
Network shell mode
How would you view all the wireless network drivers on your system and their properties?
netsh wlan show drivers
A network node that serves as an access point for traffic between different networks. It is the router through which devices on a local network can access resources on remote networks, such as the internet.
Default gateway
A powerful command-line shell and scripting language that provides system administrators and developers with a flexible and efficient way to automate tasks and manage Windows-based systems
Powershell
Specialized .NET classes that can be used to perform specific tasks such as managing the file system, managing processes and managing the registry.
Cmdlets (command-lets)
