DOS commands for Network Engineers.

by Ron Staples on 27, October 2011

in Featured, Microsoft Bytes

  • To see the system information: systeminfo
  • Display Connection Configuration: ipconfig /all
  • Display DNS Cache Info Configuration: ipconfig /displaydns
  • Clear DNS Cache: ipconfig /flushdns
  • Release All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /release
  • Renew All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /renew
  • Re-Register the DNS connections: ipconfig /registerdns
  • Change/Modify DHCP Class ID: ipconfig /setclassid
  • Network Connections: control netconnections
  • Test Connectivity: ping supto.net
  • Displays the TCP/IP protocol sessions: netstat
  • Display Local Route: route
  • Display Resolved MAC Addresses: arp
  • Display Name of Computer Currently on: hostname
  • Display DHCP Class Information: ipconfig /showclassid
  • Name Server Lookup: nslookup google.com
  • Access and maintain a Microsoft File/Printer Sharing environment: net
  • For Traces the route: tracert supto.net  (press ctrl+break to came out of this command)
  • Combines functions of Ping and Tracert : pathping /?
  • Used to retrieve the information about a user on a network: finger

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Ron has been working in the data, voice technologies field for over 20 years, he obtain his CCNA in 1999 and has worked for several fortune 500 companies. Since then he has re certified his CCNA and earned the following additional certifications, CCNA Voice and CCRMS.

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