{"id":1034,"date":"2026-04-20T09:30:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T09:30:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/?page_id=1034"},"modified":"2026-04-25T10:09:48","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T10:09:48","slug":"networking-commands","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/?page_id=1034","title":{"rendered":"Networking Commands"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0e Basic Network Information<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>ipconfig<\/code><\/strong><br>Displays IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code><strong>ipconfig \/all<\/strong><\/code> \u2192 detailed info (MAC address, DNS, DHCP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>ipconfig \/release<\/code> <\/strong>\u2192 release IP<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>ipconfig \/renew<\/code> <\/strong>\u2192 request new IP<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>hostname<\/code><\/strong><br>Shows your computer\u2019s name on the network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83c\udf10 Connectivity Testing<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>ping &lt;host&gt;<\/code><\/strong><br>Tests connectivity to another device or website.<br>Example: <code>ping google.com<\/code><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>tracert &lt;host&gt;<\/code><\/strong><br>Shows the route packets take to reach a destination.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>pathping &lt;host&gt;<\/code><\/strong><br>Combines <code>ping<\/code> and <code>tracert<\/code> with more detailed statistics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd0c DNS &amp; Name Resolution<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>nslookup &lt;domain&gt;<\/code><\/strong><br>Finds the IP address of a domain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>ipconfig \/flushdns<\/code><\/strong><br>Clears DNS cache.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>ipconfig \/displaydns<\/code><\/strong><br>Shows cached DNS entries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udce1 Network Connections &amp; Ports<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>netstat<\/code><\/strong><br>Displays active connections and listening ports.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>netstat -an <\/code><\/strong>\u2192 all connections + ports<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>netstat -b <\/code><\/strong>\u2192 shows programs using ports<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Network Configuration &amp; Management<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>netsh<\/code><\/strong><br>Advanced configuration tool.<br>Examples:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><code><strong>netsh wlan show profiles<\/strong><\/code> \u2192 saved Wi-Fi networks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><code><strong>netsh interface ip show config<\/strong><\/code><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>getmac<\/code><\/strong><br>Displays MAC addresses of network adapters.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83e\uddf0 Troubleshooting &amp; Utilities<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>arp -a<\/code><\/strong><br>Shows ARP table (IP-to-MAC mappings).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>route print<\/code><\/strong><br>Displays routing table.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>nbtstat<\/code><\/strong><br>Shows NetBIOS over TCP\/IP info.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\ud83d\udd10 Network Shares &amp; Sessions<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><code>net use<\/code><\/strong><br>Connect\/disconnect network drives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><code>net view<\/code><\/strong><br>Lists shared resources on a network.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u26a1 Tips<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Run Command Prompt as <strong>Administrator<\/strong> for full functionality.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combine commands with <code>|<\/code> (pipe) for filtering (e.g., <code><strong>netstat -an | find \"80\"<\/strong><\/code>).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use <code>help &lt;command&gt;<\/code> for details on any command.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83d\udd0e Basic Network Information \ud83c\udf10 Connectivity Testing \ud83d\udd0c DNS &amp; Name Resolution \ud83d\udce1 Network Connections &amp; Ports \ud83d\udda5\ufe0f Network Configuration &amp; Management \ud83e\uddf0 Troubleshooting &amp; Utilities \ud83d\udd10 Network Shares &amp; Sessions \u26a1 Tips<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1034","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1034","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1034"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1034\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1247,"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1034\/revisions\/1247"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/raj.com.np\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1034"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}