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ipconfig: ipconfig provides the IP address, Subnet mask, and Default Gateway for the local machine. To use ipconfig you simply type it into the command prompt. Ipconfig /all will show you more detailed information about the machine’s connection.

ping: ping is a basic connectivity test to determine if your machine is up on the network. To use the ping command, you type in ping and then the IP address you want your machine to ping. The command will run and tell you how many packets went through.

nslookup: nslookup provides the DNS for a web address as well as any IP addresses associated with the address. To use nslookup you type in nslookup then the web address of ip address that you want to look up.