CIS 293 Week 3 Individual: Use of Network Diagnostic Tools

Information about networks can be collected using common network troubleshooting tools.

Use the Command Line Tool on a PC with a Windows® operating system connected to the Internet to learn what the following commands reveal:

• IPCONFIG

• TRACERT

• PING

• NETSTAT

• NSLOOKUP

• ARP

Note: In Mac computers, the DOS command line is called Terminal. It is accessed via Applications/Utilities.

Note:Mac users, there may be some instances where the required course software is not compatible with the Mac operating system. In such cases, you will need to access a computer that is running Windows® or on your Mac run Windows® emulation software such Parallels, VMware Fusion, Boot Camp or VirtualBox in order to access the software.

Record the results on the Network Tools Worksheet.

Submit the completed worksheet to the Assignment Files tab.