10 | Take the Quiz

A visually engaging infographic representing various network command line tools and their applications in troubleshooting network issues, including icons for ping, traceroute, and others, set in a tech-themed background.

Network Command Quiz

Test your knowledge of essential network commands used in both Microsoft Windows and UNIX environments! This quiz covers various commands that are crucial for network troubleshooting and configuration.

Challenge yourself with questions about:

Layer 2 and Layer 3 addressing
IP configuration commands
Route management
Network analysis tools

14 Questions4 MinutesCreated by CheckingFirefly42

Can be used in either the Microsoft Windows or the UNIX environment to see what a Layer 2 MAC address corresponds to in a Layer 3 IP address.

Arp command

Netstat

Nbtstat

Host command

A Microsoft Windows command that can be used to display IP address configuration parameters on a PC. In addition, if DHCP is used by the PC, this command can be used to release and renew a DHCP lease, which is often useful during troubleshooting.

Ipconfig

Ifconfig

Host command

Route command

Displays NetBIOS information for IP-based networks. The nbt prefix of this command refers to NetBIOS over TCP/IP, which is called NBT (or NetBT). This command can, for example, display a listing of NetBIOS device names learned by a Microsoft Windows–based PC.

Nbtstat

Netstat

Ping command

Dig command

Can display a variety of information about IP-based connections on a Windows or UNIX host.

Netstat command

Nbtstat

Route command

Iptables

Can resolve an FQDN to an IP address on Microsoft Windows and UNIX hosts.

Nslookup command

Tracert command

Traceroute command

Ping command

One of the most commonly used command-line commands, this can check IP connectivity between two network devices.

Ping command

Nslookup command

Arp command

Ifconfig

Can add, modify, or delete routes in the IP routing table of Microsoft Windows and UNIX hosts. In addition, the this command can be used to view the IP routing table of Microsoft Windows hosts.

Route command

Ipconfig

Ifconfig

Arp command

A Microsoft Windows–based command that displays every router hop along the path from a source host to a destination host on an IP network. Information about a router hop can include such information as the IP address of the router hop and the round-trip delay of that router hop.

Tracert command

Traceroute command

Dig command

Nmap

A UNIX command that displays every router hop along the path from a source host to a destination host on an IP network. Information about the router hop can include the IP address of the router hop and the round-trip delay of that router hop.

Traceroute command

Tracert command

Arp command

Host command

The software firewall that is included with most Linux distributions.

Iptables

Nmap

Tcpdump

Ping command

A common packet analyzer that runs under the command line. It allows the user to display TCP/IP and other packets being transmitted or received over a network to which the computer is attached.

Tcpdump

Iptables

Nmap

Ping command

This management tool permits the scanning of the network for hosts and services.

Nmap

Tcpdump

Iptables

Ping command

10

Network Command Quiz

More Quizzes