System information

Chapter 7: Additional Information for Networking

Useful Commands The commands inTable 7-3 can be executed in a

Command Prompt window. In Windows 2000, the

Command Prompt replaces the MS-DOS prompt.

More detailed information on these and others

commands is available in Windows 2000 Professional

Help.

To Execute a Command in a Command Prompt Window

1 Point to Start > Programs > Accessories and click

Command Prompt.

2 Type the command at the C:\> prompt.

Table 7-3 Command Reference

Command Description

arp Display or modify IP-to-ethernet physical address translation tables.

finger Display information about a user on a specified system.

ftp Transfer files to and from a computer running an FTP service.

hostname Display the hostname of the computer.

ipconfig Display TCP/IP network configuration information.

nbstat Display protocol statistics and TCP/IP connections using NetBIOS.

netstat Display protocol statistics and TCP/IP connections.

nslookup Display information about DNS servers.

ping Verify connections to remote computers.

route Maintain network routing tables.

rsh Run commands on remote computers running the RSH service.