Useful Network Commands for Network Engineers 🌐🛠️

📌 IP Configuration & Management

• ipconfig – Show basic network configuration


• ipconfig /all – Display detailed IP and DNS settings


• ipconfig /release – Release current IP address


• ipconfig /renew – Renew the IP address


• ipconfig /flushdns – Clear DNS cache for troubleshooting

📌 Network Testing & Diagnostics

• ping [IP] – Test connectivity to another host


• tracert [IP] – Trace the route packets take to a host


• nslookup [domain] – Query DNS records for a domain


• netstat -an – Display active network connections and listening ports

📌 MAC & ARP

• arp -a – Show ARP cache (IP-to-MAC mapping)


• getmac – View MAC addresses of network interfaces

📌 Host Info & Sharing- hostname – Display the device’s hostname

• net use – Connect to shared network resources


• net share – List shared folders and resources

📌 Service Management

• net start – Display running services


• net stop – Stop a specific Windows service


• netsh – Advanced command to configure network settings