Windows 10 Other Network Commands

Question 1

net use
Definition
What does it do?
Examples

Answer 1

Definition –> Network Use
What does it do –> This is used to connect to a network share
This is used to connect to a network share

Question 2

netstat
Definition
What does it do?
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Answer 2

Definition –> Network Statistics
What does it do –> This is used to display active network connections
netstat -a

Question 3

tracert
Definition
What does it do?
Examples

Answer 3

Definition –> Trace Route
What does it do –> This uses ICMP to return a hop count

Question 3

net user
Definition
What does it do?
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Answer 3

Definition –> Network User
What does it do –> This is used to manage user accounts

Question 4

pathping
Definition
What does it do?
Examples

Answer 4

Definition –> Path Ping
What does it do –> This is used to perform a ping and a traceroute at the same time

Question 5

nslookup
Definition
What does it do?
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Answer 5

Definition –> Name Server Lookup
What does it do –> This is used to identify the current DNS server and displays IP addresses for a provided name

Question 6

hostname
Definition
What does it do?
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Answer 6

Definition –> Hostname
What does it do –> This is used to display a computer’s hostname