IP Command Line in DOS

IP Command Line in DOS

2011 by Rishi Aggarwal To get to the command prompt in Windows XP go to:
Start, Run and in the empty box type cmd and then hit the enter key


Display Connection Configuration: ipconfig /all


Display DNS Cache Info Configuration: ipconfig /displaydns


Clear DNS Cache: ipconfig /flushdns



Release All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /release


Renew All IP Address Connections: ipconfig /renew


Re- Register the DNS connections: ipconfig /registerdns


Display DHCP Class Information: ipconfig /showclassid


Change/Modify DHCP Class ID: ipconfig /setclassid


Network Connections: control netconnections


Network Setup Wizard: netsetup.cpl


Test Connectivity: ping www.google.com


Trace IP address Route: tracert


Displays the TCP/IP protocol sessions: netstat


Display Local Route: route


Display Resolved MAC Addresses: arp


Display Name of Computer Currently on: hostname


ANSI.SYS : Defines functions that change display graphics, control cursor movement, and reassign keys. 


APPEND :Causes MS-DOS to look in other directories when editing a file or running a command. 


ARP : Displays, adds, and removes arp information from network devices. 


ASSIGN :Assign a drive letter to an alternate letter. 


ASSOC :View the file associations. 


AT :Schedule a time to execute commands or programs. 


ATMADM :Lists connections and addresses seen by Windows ATM call manager. 


ATTRIB : Display and change file attributes. 


BATCH :Recovery console command that executes a series of commands in a file. 


BOOTCFG :Recovery console command that allows a user to view, modify, and rebuild the boot.ini 


BREAK :Enable / disable CTRL + C feature. 


CACLS :View and modify file ACL's. 


CALL :Calls a batch file from another batch file. 


CD :Changes directories. 


CHCP :Supplement the International keyboard and character set information. 


CHDIR :Changes directories. 


CHKDSK :Check the hard disk drive running FAT for errors. 


CHKNTFS :Check the hard disk drive running NTFS for errors. 


CHOICE :Specify a listing of multiple options within a batch file. 


CLS :Clears the screen. 


CMD :Opens the command interpreter. 


COLOR :Easily change the foreground and background color of the MS-DOS window. 
COMP :Compares files. 




COMPACT :Compresses and uncompress files. 


CONTROL :Open control panel icons from the MS-DOS prompt. 


CONVERT :Convert FAT to NTFS. 


COPY :Copy one or more files to an alternate location. 


CTTY :Change the computers input/output devices. 


DATE :View or change the systems date. 


DEBUG : Debug utility to create assembly programs to modify hardware settings. 


DEFRAG :Re-arrange the hard disk drive to help with loading programs. 


DEL : Deletes one or more files. 


DELETE :Recovery console command that deletes a file. 


DELTREE : Deletes one or more files and/or directories. 




DISABLE :Recovery console command that disables Windows system services or drivers. 


DISKCOMP :Compare a disk with another disk. 


DISKCOPY :Copy the contents of one disk and place them on another disk. 


DOSKEY :Command to view and execute commands that have been run in the past. 


DOSSHELL :a GUI to help with early MS-DOS users. 


DRIVPARM :Enables overwrite of original device drivers. 


ECHO : Displays messages and enables and disables echo. 


EDLIN :View and edit files. 


EMM386 :Load extended Memory Manager. 


ENABLE :Recovery console command to enable a disable service or driver. 


ENDLOCAL :Stops the localization of the environment changes enabled by the setlocal command.


RASE :Erase files from computer. 


EXIT :Exit from the command interpreter. 


EXPAND :Expand a M*cros*ft Windows file back to it's original format. 


EXTRACT :Extract files from the M*cros*ft Windows cabinets. 


FASTHELP : Displays a listing of MS-DOS commands and information about them. 


FC :Compare files. 


FDISK :Utility used to create partitions on the hard disk drive. 


FIND :Search for text within a file. 


FINDSTR :Searches for a string of text within a file. 


FIXBOOT :Writes a new boot sector. 


FIXMBR :Writes a new boot record to a disk drive. 


FOR :Boolean used in batch files. 


FORMAT :Command to erase and prepare a disk drive. 


FTP :Command to connect and operate on a FTP server. 


FTYPE : Displays or modifies file types used in file extension associations. 


GOTO :Moves a batch file to a specific label or location. 


GRAFTABL :Show extended characters in graphics mode. 


HELP : Display a listing of commands and brief explanation. 


IF :Allows for batch files to perform conditional processing. 


IFSHLP :SYS 32-bit file manager. 


IPCONFIG :Network command to view network adapter settings and assigned values. 


KEYB :Change layout of keyboard. 


LABEL :Change the label of a disk drive. 


LH :Load a device driver in to high memory. 


LISTSVC :Recovery console command that displays the services and drivers. 


LOADFIX :Load a program above the first 64k. 


LOADHIGH :Load a device driver in to high memory. 


LOCK :Lock the hard disk drive. 


LOGON :Recovery console command to list installations and enable administrator login. 


MAP : Displays the device name of a drive. 


MD :Command to create a new directory. 


MEM : Display memory on system. 


MKDIR :Command to create a new directory. 


MODE :Modify the port or display settings. 


MORE : Display one page at a time. 


MOVE :Early M*cros*ft Virus scanner. 


MSD : Diagnostics utility. 


MSCDEX :Utility used to load and provide access to the CD-ROM. 


NBTSTAT : Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using 
NBT 


NET :Update, fix, or view the network or network settings 


NETSH :Configure dynamic and static network information from MS-DOS. 


NETSTAT : Display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information. 


NLSFUNC :Load country specific information. 


NSLOOKUP :Look up an IP address of a domain or host on a network.


PATH :View and modify the computers path location. 


PATHPING :View and locate locations of network latency. 


PAUSE :Command used in batch files to stop the processing of a command. 


PING :Test / send information to another network computer or network device. 


POPD :Changes to the directory or network path stored by the pushd command. 


POWER :Conserve power with computer portables. 


PRINT :Prints data to a printer port. 


PROMPT :View and change the MS-DOS prompt. 


PUSHD :Stores a directory or network path in memory so it can be returned to at any time. 


QBASIC :Open the QBasic. 


RD :Removes an empty directory. 


REN :Renames a file or directory. 


RENAME :Renames a file or directory. 


RMDIR :Removes an empty directory. 


ROUTE :View and configure windows network route tables. 


RUNAS :Enables a user to execute a program on another computer. 


SCANDISK :Run the scandisk utility. 


SCANREG :Scan registry and recover registry from errors. 


SET :Change one variable or string to another. 


SETLOCAL :Enables local environments to be changed without affecting anything else. 


SETVER :Change MS-DOS version to trick older MS-DOS programs. 


SHARE :Installs support for file sharing and locking capabilities. 


SHIFT :Changes the position of replaceable parameters in a batch program. 


SHUTDOWN :Shutdown the computer from the MS-DOS prompt. 


SMARTDRV :Create a disk cache in conventional memory or extended memory. 


SORT :Sorts the input and displays the output to the screen. 


START :Start a separate window in Windows from the MS-DOS prompt. 


SUBST :Substitute a folder on your computer for another drive letter. 


SWITCHES :Remove add functions from MS-DOS. 


SYS :Transfer system files to disk drive. 


TELNET :Telnet to another computer / device from the prompt. 


TIME :View or modify the system time. 


TITLE :Change the title of their MS-DOS window. 


TRACERT :Visually view a network packets route across a network. 


TREE :View a visual tree of the hard disk drive. 


TYPE : Display the contents of a file. 


UNDELETE :Undelete a file that has been deleted. 


UNFORMAT :Unformat a hard disk drive. 


UNLOCK :Unlock a disk drive. 


VER : Display the version information. 


VERIFY :Enables or disables the feature to determine if files have been written properly. 


VOL : Displays the volume information about the designated drive. 


XCOPY :Copy multiple files, directories, and/or drives from one location to another. 


TRUENAME :When placed before a file, will display the whole directory in which it exists 


TASKKILL :It allows you to kill those unneeded or locked up applications.