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Linux 171 SU23
Linux Final Exam Prep III
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| tracert | Used to track the path a packet takes as it travels across a network (Windows) |
| traceroute | Used to track the path a packet takes as it travels across a network (Linux, Unix, Mac's) |
| ping | Used to test connectivity between two devices on a Network. |
| arp ping | Uses ARP to test connectivity between systems rather than using Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP), as done with regular ping |
| netstat | Used to view the current TCP/IP connections on a system |
| nbtstat | Used to view statistics relates to NetBIOS name resolution and to see information about the current NetBIOS over TCP/IP connections. |
| ipconfig | Used to view and renew TCP/IP configuration(Windows) |
| ifconfig | Used to view and renew TCP/IP configuration (Linux, UNIX, Mac's) |
| nslookup | Used to perform manual DNS lookups. Can also do a reverse look up. ex. IP to Hostname (all OS's) |
| dig | Used to perform manual DNS lookups. (Linux, Unix, Mac's) |
| host | Used to perform reverse lookup on an IP address. (Linux and Unix) |
| route | Used to view and configure the routes in the routing table. |
| arp | Used to view and work with the IP address to MAC address resolution cache |
| ping -t | Continuous ping request until stopped by ctrl+c |
| ping -a | resolves addresses to hostname |
| ping -n count | specify the number of echo requests to send |
| ping -r count | records the route for count hops |
| ping -s count | timestamp for count hops |
| ping -w timeout | timeout in milliseconds to wait for each reply |
| arp -a or arp -g | Displays both the IP and MAC and wether they are Dynamic or Static entries |
| arp inet_addr | Specifies a specific Internet Address |
| arp -N if_addr | Displays the ARP entries for a specified network interface |
| arp eth-addr | Specifies a MAC address |
| arp if_addr | Specifies an Internet Address |
| arp -d | Deletes an entry from the ARP cache |
| arp -s | Adds a static permanent address to the ARP cache |
| netstat -a | Displays the current connections and listening ports |
| netstat -e | Displays Ethernet statistics |
| netstat -n | Lists addresses and port numbers in numeric form |
| netstat -p | Shows connections for the specified protocol |
| netstat -r | Shows the routing table |
| netstat -s | Lists per-protocol statistics |
| netstat interval | Specifies how long to wait before redisplaying statistics |
| nbtstat -a | (Adapter status) Outputs the NetBIOS name table and MAC addresses of the card for the specified computer. |
| nbtstat -A (IP Address) | (Adapter status) Lists the remote machine's name table given its IP address. |
| nbtstat -c (cache) | Lists the contents of the NetBIOS name cache |
| nbtstat -n (names) | Lists local NetBIOS names |
| nbtstat -r (resolved) | Lists names resolved by broadcast or WINS |
| nbtstat -R (Reload) | Purges and reloads the remote cache name table |
| nbtstat -S (Sessions) | Summarizes the current NetBIOS sessions and their status |
| nbtstat -s (sessions) | Lists the sessions table, converting destination IP addresses into computer NetBIOS names |
| nbtstat -RR (Release Refresh) | Sends name release packets to WINS and then starts Refresh. |
| nbtstat RemoteName | Remote host machine name |
| nbtstat IP address | Dotted-decimal representation of the IP address |
| nbtstat interval | Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds between each display. Press Ctrl+C to stop redisplaying statistics. |
| ipconfig /all | displays additional |
| ipconfig /release | Releases the IPV4 address of the specified adapter |
| ipconfig /release6 | Releases the IPV6 address of the specified adapter |
| ipconfig /renew | Renews the IPV4 address of the specified adapter |
| ipconfig /renew6 | Renews the IPV6 address of the specified adapter |
| ipconfig /flushdns | Purges the DNS cache |
| ipconfig /registerdns | Refreshes the DHCP lease and registers the DNS names |
| ipconfig /displaydns | Used to display the information in the DNS cache |
| route add | Enables you to add a static route to the routing table |
| route delete | Enables you to remove a route from the routing table |
| route change | Enables you to modify an existing route |
| route -p | When used with the add command, makes the route permanent. If the -p switch is not used when a route is added, the route is lost upon reboot |
| route print | Enables you to view the system's routing table |
| route -f | removes all gateway entries from the routing table |