Command Line Networking Tools

• Arp — Displays the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache, and adds and removes MAC addresses from the cache.
• Hostname — Displays the hostname of the local computer.
• Ipconfig — Displays the TCP/IP configuration, renews the DHCP lease, purges the DNS cache, etc.
• Nbtstat — Displays the statistics and connections of NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NBT) and troubleshoots NetBIOS name resolution problems.
• Netstat — Displays the statistics for current TCP/IP connections.
• Netdiag — Performs some simple network tests.
• Network Monitor — Captures and displays all packets on the network.
• Nslookup — Troubleshoots the DNS.
• Pathping — Route-tracing tool that combines the features of ping and tracert.
• Ping — Sends ECHO packets to verify that TCP/IP is configured and that remote systems are available.
• Route — Displays the IP routing table and adds and deletes IP routes.
• Tracert — Traces a route to remote systems.

• Netset — Configures a variety of network parameters from the command line.
• Getmac — Displays the physical MAC address of network cards.
• Wntipcfg — Serves as a GUI version of the command line’s Ipconfig.