Troubleshooting Commands - As a network administrator of a company

Troubleshooting Commands

As a network administrator of a company, you are faced with many networking problems that occur on a daily basis. Having an arsenal of tools and the knowledge to use them as part of your troubleshooting effort is critical. The following are common network troubleshooting commands. Be aware that many of these have useful switches that expand the command’s capabilities.

• IPConfig
• Tracert
• Ping
• Nslookup
• GetMac
• Netstat
• Tasklist
• Taskkill
• Netsh
• Netuse
• Dnslookup
• Arp
• Route
• Shutdown

Within your virtual lab environment you will follow the instructions provided. In the virtual lab, create a PDF with a screenshot of each complete step of the instructions. (Be sure to include two screenshots per page in your PDF.) Once you have completed the exercise within the virtual lab, download the PDF and attach it to your initial post.

In the body of your initial post, provide an explanation of each command. Using what you completed in the virtual lab, provide examples or use scenarios that demonstrate where or how each of the commands can be used when troubleshooting network problems.