Important TCP/IP Command-Line Utilities in Windows Server 2003
When you attach to the Internet, building a TCP/IP toolkit will help you troubleshoot if you run into network problems. Windows Server 2003 includes a collection of utilities to help you perform some useful functions. The Help String column in the following table shows how to get online help for syntax details on each command.
| Name |
Help String |
Function |
| ARP |
arp /h |
Displays and modifies the address translation table maintained
by the TCP/IP Address Resolution Protocol |
| IPCONFIG |
ipconfig /? |
Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration data |
| NETSTART |
netstart /? |
Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP network
connections |
| NSLOOKUP |
Nslookup |
Displays information about known DNS servers |
| PING |
Ping |
Verifies connections to local or remote computers (Ping stands
for Packet InterNet Groper, an excellent IP troubleshooting
tool) |
| ROUTE |
Route |
Displays and manipulates network routing tables |
| TRACERT |
Tracert |
Displays the route from your machine to a specified
destination |
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