Network Tools

Ping

Uses ICMP Echo Request messages to verify if a specific IP address or hostname is reachable and measures the round-trip time.

Tracert (Windows)

The Windows implementation of a trace route. It shows the specific path (the "hops" or routers) a packet takes to reach a destination.

Traceroute (Unix/Linux/macOS)

The Unix-based version of tracert. It shows the specific path (the "hops" or routers) a packet takes to reach a destination.

Ipconfig (Windows)

Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values (IP address, Subnet Mask, Default Gateway) for a Windows machine.

Ifconfig (Unix/Linux/macOS)

The legacy utility used to configure, control, and query TCP/IP network interface parameters on Unix-like systems.

Nslookup (Windows/Unix)

A tool used to query Domain Name System (DNS) records to find the IP address associated with a domain name or vice versa.

Dig (Unix/Linux/macOS)

"Domain Information Groper." A more powerful and flexible DNS lookup tool than nslookup, preferred by many system administrators for its detailed output.

ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)

A tool (and protocol) used to view or modify the local cache that maps Layer 3 (IP addresses) to Layer 2 (MAC addresses) on a local network.

Netstat (Network Statistics)

Displays active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening, Ethernet statistics, and the IP routing table.