TCP/IP
Utilities
The
Microsoft TCP/IP suite provides basic TCP/IP utilities that enable a
computer running Windows 2003 to access a wide variety of
information on the network. Their capabilities range from
determining if a specific computer on the network is accessible to
downloading multimedia documents from the Internet.
Windows 2003 includes three types of TCP/IP-based utilities:
diagnostic utilities, connectivity utilities, and server-based
software.
Diagnostic Utilities
Diagnostic utilities allow users to detect and resolve networking
problems. Some of the common diagnostic utilities are:
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Arp:
This utility displays and modifies the Address Resolution
Protocol (ARP) cache.
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Hostname:
This utility displays the host name of your computer.
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Ipconfig:
This utility displays and updates the current TCP/IP
configuration, including the IP address.
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Nbtstat:
This utility displays the local NetBIOS name table, which is a
table of user-friendly computer names mapped to IP addresses.
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Netstat:
This utility displays the TCP/IP protocol session information.
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Ping: This utility verifies configurations and tests IP
connectivity between two computers. Ping sends an ICMP request
from the source computer, and the destination computer responds
with an ICMP reply.
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Tracert:
This utility traces the route that a packet takes to a
destination.
Connectivity Utilities
Connectivity utilities allow users to interact with and use
resources on a variety of Microsoft and non-Microsoft hosts, such as
UNIX systems. Although these utilities enable users to send data
quickly, be cautious because all data, including authentication
information, is sent in clear-text mode. Some of the common
connectivity utilities are:
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Ftp:
This utility uses TCP to transfer files between Windows 2003 and
computers running File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server software.
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Telnet:
This utility remotely accesses network resources on computers
running Telnet server software.
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Tftp:
This utility uses UDP to transfer small files between Windows
2003 and computers running Trivial File transfer Protocol (TFTP)
server software.
Server-based Software
This
software provides printing and publishing services to TCP/IP-based
clients on Windows 2003.
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TCP/IP Printing service: This utility provides standard TCP/IP
printing services. It allows computers running operating systems
other than Windows 2003 to print to a printer attached to a
Windows 2003-based computer.
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Internet Information Services: Internet Information Services
(IIS) offers Web, news, e-mail, and file transfer server
software for TCP/IP-based publishing services. IIS is installed
by default and should be removed if the server is not
functioning as a Web server.
