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UTILITY
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PING + host or IP
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USED TO CHECK THE CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN TWO HOSTS; USES ICMP MESSAGES FOR RESPONSE
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ROUTE + host or IP
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DISPLAYS THE ROUTING TABLE ON A COMPUTER
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TRACERT + host or IP
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TRACES THE PATH A PACKET TAKES THROUGH THE NETWORK HOP BY HOP (WINDOWS)
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TRACEROUTE + host or IP
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FOR UNIX
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NETSTAT
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DISPLAYS IP INFORMATION FOR A COOMPUTER INCLUDING CONNECTED SESSIONS. VERY IMPORTANT
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NBSTAT
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DISPLAYS NETBIOS OVER TCP/IP SETTINGS, USE -R TO RELOAD NETBIOS CACHE
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IPCONFIG
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DISPLAYS THE IP CONFIGURATION FOR A COMPUTER. USED TO RELEASE A DHCP LEASE.
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ARP
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DISPLAYS OR MODIFIED THE ARP CACHE ON A COMPUTER.
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IPCONFIG
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SHOWS UNIX NETWORK TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
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IPCONFIG
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SHOWS WINDOWS NT TYPE TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
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WINIPCFG
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SHOWS WINDOWS 9x TCP/IP CONFIGURATION
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TELNET + hostname
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CHECKS A TCP SERVICE TO SEE IF IT’S AVAILABLE
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ETHSTAT
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SHOWS ETHERNET STATISTICS (SOME UNIX)
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