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Which Windows Command Answers It?

A troubleshooting question on a Windows PC. Pick the command that answers it.

⚑ Complete this interactive to capture a CTF flag worth 5 points.

About this interactive

The lesson's Windows tools, by the question each answers: - **ipconfig** (/all for more): the host's own IP address, mask, gateway and DNS settings, and its adapters' MAC addresses. A 169.254 address means the adapter got no DHCP lease (APIPA). - **nslookup:** whether a name resolves, to what address, and which DNS server answered. Use it when IP addresses answer but names do not. - **tracert:** each router on the path to a destination, with its delay, so you can see where traffic slows or stops. - **arp -a:** the ARP cache, the IP-to-MAC mappings this host has learned on its local network. - **netstat:** the host's connections, with local and remote addresses and ports, and their state (established, close wait). - **route print:** the host's own routing table: its routes, the interface each uses, and the default route. Ping, also in the lesson, is practised in 0110's set. Typing these commands and reading their output waits for the terminal activity type.

What you'll learn

Aligned to

CompTIA Network+
5.5 Given a scenario, use the appropriate tool or protocol to solve networking issues.
Cisco CCST Networking
5.3 Run basic diagnostic commands and interpret the results

Key terms

Domain Name System
DNS
A hierarchical naming system that translates human-readable domain names into IP addresses.
Address Resolution Protocol
ARP
A protocol used to map an IP address to a physical MAC address on a local network.
tracert
A Windows command-line tool that traces the path packets take to a destination, displaying each hop and its response time to help identify routing delays or failures.
netstat
A command-line utility that displays active network connections, listening ports, and protocol statistics on a local system.
Default Gateway
The router that a device uses to send traffic to destinations outside its local network.

Topics

Troubleshooting Windows Command Line Tools Ipconfig Nslookup Tracert Netstat Interactive Categorize

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