Ping and ipconfig

Question 1

ping
Definition
What does it do?
Examples

Answer 1

Definition –> Ping
What does it do –> This uses ICMP to return the status of a unicast
ping -n –> This changes the number of pings sent
ping -l –> This changes the size of the ping packets
ping -t –> This pings continuously
ping -4 –> This forces an IPv4 ping
ping -6 –> This forces an IPv6 ping

Question 2

ipconfig
Definition
What does it do?
Examples

Answer 2

Definition –> Internet Protocol Configuration
What does it do –> This is used to display interface configurations
ipconfig /all –> This displays more detailed information
ipconfig /renew –> This requests configurations from a DHCP server
ipconfig /release –> Removes configurations obtained through DHCP
ipconfig /displaydns –> This displays the local DNS cache
ipconfig /flushdns –> This clears the local DNS cache