24-Port Managed Gigabit Switch 
7.4  Common Commands 
Common 
Commands 
Description 
cmd 
Quickly entering the command line mode of Windows system 
(applicable to Windows2000 and higher).   
ipconfig 
Displaying the IP address of the current computer, for example, 
ipconfig /all.   
ping 
It is most frequently used in the network test. It is used to send a 
packet to the target host, asking for response. If the system can 
receive the response from the target host, the system can know the 
network response time and connection status between the local 
device and target host.   
netstat 
Displaying the details of the current active network connections, 
including network connections, routing table and network interface 
information. It can also be used to count the network connections 
running. 
tracert 
Displaying the path passed by the packet before reaching the target 
host and the specific time when it reaching each node. It is similar to 
the Ping command, but it provides far detailed information than the 
Ping command. It displays the entire path, IP address of each 
involved node and total time used.   
net stop 
Terminating the Windows NT network service, for example, net stop 
dnscache. 
net send 
Sending messages to other users, computers or communication 
names in the network. To receive messages, the system must 
enable the messenger service.   
 
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