Lab 1 1 - zacharylongo/Tech-Journals GitHub Wiki

Lab Summary: I used windows command prompt to ping addresses and check connectivity

Commands: "Windows+R" then I typed "cmd"

Issues/Struggles: None

Lab Questions:

  • Record the following for the ipconfig, ping, tracert, and nslookup commands:
  • What information does each command provide?
  • How do you use each one?
  • Document how you open a command prompt on Windows.
  • ipconfig shows a system's connection status and its connections/connection info *ping attempts a connection with a given address and tells the user if the connection was successful and its info, to use it all one has to do is open cmd, type "ping" followed by the URL or IP address of the desired computer or address. *tracert traces the route of the connection to a given address and gives the user info on the route. "Tracert" can be used by typing "tracert" followed by an IP address or Domain name. *nslookup is used to get the domain name or IP address of an address. One can use the command by either using a minus sign after it and providing a hostname or internet address.
  • To access cmd prompt, I simply inputted "Windows+R" and typed "cmd" into the run box.