NETLAB | Lab 3: TCP/IP Utilities | Review Questions

What two commands can be used to obtain system information win Windows?

systeminfo & msinfo32.exe

What command is used to test every hop between endpoints from a Linux machine?

traceroute

What command is used to test every hop between endpoints from a Windows machine?

tracert

What is at least one of the command switches for the above command that is the same between Windows and Linux and what function does it perform?

-a

What switch can be added to the above command to also view IP information such as DNS and DHCP servers?

/all

If a connection has been made to an available port, what state is that connection in?

Active

The ARP protocol is used to determine the _______ address of a node when the ________ address is known.

MAC address IP address

What command can be used to display CPU information in Linux?

cat /proc/cpuinfo

What command can be used to display the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway in Linux?

ifconfig

What special domain is associated with reverse DNS lookups?

in-addr.arpa

What two modes can the above command be executed in?

interactive or non-interactive

What command can be used to display the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway in Windows?

ipconfig

What command is used to display connection information in Windows and Linux?

netstat

What command is used to lookup DNS information in Windows and Linux?

nslookup

What command tests only end-to-end connectivity in Windows and Linux?

ping

The first half of the ARP process is known as the ________ phase.

request

The second half of the ARP process is known as the _______ phase.

unicast reply

What is the command used to display the current user in Windows and Linux?

whoami