Troubleshooting Command Line Flashcards
What is Ping?
Test connectivity between two devices on network with IPv4
What is Traceroute/Tracecert?
Displays path between your device (source) and the destination ip address including each route hop along the path.
- Tracecert -> Windows
- Traceroute -> Linux
What is ipconfig?
- IP Configuration
- View and renew TCP/IP configuration on a Windows system.
What is ifconfig?
- Interface Configuration (deprecated)
- View and renew TCP/IP configuration on a UNIX, Linux, or macOS system.
What is ip?
- Enables you to configure network interfaces on Linux.
- Older linux distribution uses ifconfig command.
What is nslookup?
- Name Server Lookup
- Performs manual DNS lookups
- More depth than “dig” command
What is dig?
- Used for troubleshooting DNS problems and display DNS information.
- Only available for Linux, Unix, and OS X systems by default
What is hostname?
Display the hostname assigned to a particular host/computer.
What is arp?
- Address Resolution Protocol (ARP)
- Enables you to view and work with IP address to MAC address resolution cache
What is “route” command?
View and configure the routes in routing table in a Windows, Linux, Unix, or OS X system
What is netstat?
- Network Statistics (netstat)
- Windows command
- Enables you to view the current TCP/IP connections on a system
What is telnet?
Remote access to a host in an unsecured manner
What is tcpdump?
Acts as a Linux-based packet analyzer
What is nmap?
- Network Mapper (nmap)
- Finds what ports are open and it is a popular vulnerability scanner
What are the 3 basic network commands?
- Show interface
- Show route
- Show config