TCP/IP IN THE COMMAND LINE

Netsh

A built-in command line scripting utility that allows you to display and modify network configurations of the local computer

Nbtstat

Displays NetBios over TCP/IP statistics for logical and remote computers

NSLookup

Displays information about DNS names and their corresponding IP addresses and can be used to diagnose DNS servers

Ipconfig

Displays information pertaining to your network adapter, namely TCP/IP configuration

FTP

Is an application layer protocol as well as an application. Is used in the command prompt to connect to FTP servers

Route

Lets you display and make changes to the local IP routing table of the computer

Command Prompt

Microsoft's version of a command-line interface or CLI

Ping -t

Ping a computer continuously

Tracert

Shows paths to a destination on another network. It does this by pining each step along the way three times

Pathping

Similar to tracert, but also computes the degree of packet loss

TCP/IP commands

These commands can help you analyze and troubleshoot various networking issues that might occur.

ipconfig /flushdns

This empties the DNS cache

Domain Name System

This is the name for DNS

Netstat

Used to display active TCP (or UDP) connections

Telnet

Used to take control of a remote computer via the command line

Ping

Used to test the existence of other hosts on the network

ipconfig /all

a command with a switch added that will show information such as the MAC address and the IPv6

ping localhost

another command for ping loopback

cd\

changes prompt to C:\> without any additional folders.

cls

clears the command prompt screen and any history buffer.

ctrl+C

command used to stop a ping

ipconfig /displaydns

displays Domain Name System records for the client computer, including localhost connections

netstat -e

displays Ethernet statistics such as the number of packets and bytes sent and recieved

netstat -n

displays ONLY TCP connections in a numeric format

netstat -an

displays TCP and UDP connections in numeric format

cls /?

displays the help for the cls command

netstat -r

displays the route table

elevated mode

running command prompt as administrator

ctrl+Shift+Enter

shortcut to run cmd in elevated mode

netstat

the command used to display TCP or UDP connections

pipe

the word for the "|" symbol that mean "or"

netstat -s

this command displays statistics per protocol such as TCP, UDP, IMCP, and IP

ipconfig /release

this command releases any IP configuration received from a DHCP server

ipconfig /release6

this command releases any IP configuration received from a DHCP server specifically for an IPv6 address

ipconfig /renew

this command retrieves an IP address and other IP configurations

ipconfig /allcompartments

this command shows the adapters in their compartmentalized format

ipconfig /registerdns

this registers the computer with the nearest DNS server

dir /?

this shows the help file for the directory command