This is going to yield the same kind of results if a device wasn’t actually working. Finally let’s ping a device that doesn’t exist. We sent and received 4 packets so the connection was stable. ping We got a similar printout, however, since we used domain name, we now see the resolved IP address of We sent out 32 bytes of data but, because Google server is far away it took 82 milliseconds to send and receive 4 packets from Google. From this we see that the device is alive and see the connection stability (4 of 4 packets received). We sent out 32 bytes of data and we got back 32 bytes of data, and we got it back in 9 milliseconds average. What happens is we send out four packets to the destination and the destination responds back with the same four packets. Let’s ping our router IP, which is 192.168.8.1 in our example, and let’s analyze the the printout. If you get no response then you know that the router is what is giving you problems. So, when you ping a device you send out an echo request, and if the device you pinged is active or online, you get an echo response.įor example, if your local computer has Internet connectivity issues, you can try to ping your router. The “ping” command is a subset of the ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol), and it uses what is called an “echo request”. The “ping” command ping command allows you to send a signal to another device, and if that device is active, it will send a response back to the sender. For example, if you’re trying to troubleshoot the DNS server, you can beforehand type in the “ipconfig” command and find where the DNS server is. Information gathering is a part of troubleshooting. DNS server is also the same as router address which means it is also DNS server. In our case the DHCP IP address is the same as the router address, which means that DHCP server is currently residing on the router. The IP address, the Subnet Mask and and the Default Gateway address is still here, but this time you can also see your DHCP server and DNS server. This time there’s much more information present. To see detailed IP information we can use the “/all” switch together with “ipconfig” command (ipconfig /all). However, we don’t see DHCP and DNS information. We also see the Default Gateway IP (192.168.8.1), which is our router We also see the Subnet Mask (255.255.255.0) which we can use to find the network address. In our case, the local IP (IPv4) of our computer is 192.168.8.103. In our case we are connected to the WIFI (wireless) connection so we our information there. For example, if you are connected to the network using Ethernet (you plug in your network cable to the RJ45 jack), you’ll see IP information in the “Ethernet adapter” section.
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Let’s see the basic output of “ipconfig”: ipconfig outputĭepending on your network connection type, you may see different output for different connection. It can also display information about your DHCP and DNS servers.
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#NETWORK TOOLS NSLOOKUP MAC#
The “ipconfig” displays the current information about your network such as your your IP and MAC address, and the IP address of your router.
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We’re going to go over four commands: “ipconfig”, “nslookup”, “ping”, and “tracert”.
#NETWORK TOOLS NSLOOKUP SERIES#
This article is about a series of network troubleshooting tools that you can use in command prompt to troubleshoot and gather information about your network.