Network Troubleshooting Tools
Windows Vista contains a huge assortment of utilities you can use to diagnose, monitor, and repair network connections. Table 16-1 lists the available utilities and summarizes how you can use them.
Table 16-1. Windows Network Utilities
Utility Name | What It’s Used For |
|---|---|
Get MAC Address (Getmac.exe) | Discovers the Media Access Control (MAC) address, and lists associated network protocols for all network cards in a computer, either locally or across a network |
Hostname (Hostname.exe) | Displays the host name of the current computer |
IP Configuration Utility (Ipconfig.exe) | Displays all current TCP/IP network configuration values, and refreshes DHCP and DNS settings |
Name Server Lookup (Nslookup.exe) | Displays information about Domain Name ... |
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