Networking Utilities
| Command | Syntax (Example) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| dig | dig <domain> | Domain information groper. Used to gather information from Domain Name Servers. |
| dnsdomainname | dnsdomainname | Displays the domain name for the given server. |
| host | host <host> | Looks up host or host IP address using Domain Name Server. |
| hostname | hostname | Displays the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) for the given server. |
| ifconfig | ifconfig | Displays currently configured network interfaces. |
| ifconfig [interface] [options] | Configures a network interface. | |
| netstat | netstat | Displays the status of network connections, routing tables, and interface statistics. |
| ping | ping <host> | Sends an ECHO_REQUEST packet to the specified host. A response packet is returned by reachable hosts. Commonly used to debug network ... |
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