In
windows there are so many task you perform which doesn’t use of the Graphic
User Interface (GUI) that is to say to carry out some specific task you need a
basic knowledge of command prompt to perform some task.
For
the sake of this tutorial we will be making use of the command prompt but if
you are also familiar with the PowerShell they all work in the same principle
but as I have mention earlier Command Prompt is the tool we are going to be
using to cover this course.
We
are going to be looking at some system tasks that you can perform with using
GUI, follow carefully with the easy step by step tutorial as guideline to
achieve the below tasks
ipconfig: Quickly Find Your IP Address
Do
you want to find the IP address from the Control but it takes longer time
navigating from one step to another but with the help of command prompt this
can be done without wasting much time, all you have to do, is to open the
command prompt and run as an administration follow by typing this command ipconfig and you see list of
all the connected network that your computer is making use of.
Look
under “Wireless LAN adapter” if you’re connected to Wi-Fi or “Ethernet adapter”
if you’re connected to a wired network. For even more details, you can use
the ipconfig /all command.
ipconfig /flushdns: Flush Your DNS Resolver
Cache
Stop
windows from making use of your old DNS server, due to windows keeps track of
your DNS responses its receives and store them for future purposes but to make
sure that windows is making use of the DNS servers using your command prompt
and running it as an administrator type this singular command ipconfig /flushdns and that does the magic
ping and tracert: Troubleshoot Network
Connection Issues
In
case you are having problem connecting to a website URL or you are having some
trouble with your connections, good news for as windows and other operating
system has made some to tools that help you to identify the problems that you
are facing during the connections.
First,
there’s the ping command. Type ping
dbencotech.com (or whatever
Internet server you want to test) and Windows will send packets to that
address. You can use either a name or the actual IP address. The server at that
IP address (in our case, the DbencoTech server) will respond and let you know
it’s received them. You’ll be able to see if any packets didn’t make it to the
destination—perhaps you’re experiencing packet loss—and how long it took to get
the response—perhaps the network is saturated and packets are taking a while to
reach their destinations.
The tracert command traces the route it takes for a packet
to reach a destination and shows you information about each hop along that
route. For example, if you run tracert
dbencotech.com, you’ll see
information about each node the packet interacts with on its way to reach our
server. If you’re having issues connecting to a website, tracert can show
you where the problem is occurring.
shutdown: Create Shutdown Shortcuts for
Windows
You
can use the shutdown to shutdown or restart your windows, this was
normally use for windows 8 which shut down was not easy to access but
nevertheless you can apply this to any windows. You can use the command to
create your own shortcuts and place them either in the Start menu, desktop or
even taskbar of your PC.
You
can create shortcuts with your various windows to either shutdown, restart or
restart your computer in advance mode. Just type one this below command using
your command prompt and see the magic it does.
·
shutdown
/s /t 0: Performs a
regular shut down.
·
shutdown
/r /t 0: Restart the computer.
·
shutdown
/r /o: Restarts the computer
into advanced options.
sfc /scannow: Scan System Files for Problems
Windows
has included some features which help in the checking and scanning of the
windows to find and fix problem and these tools are system file checker tool.
If Para venture any system file are missing this tool will repair them. This
tool can also fix some Windows system.
In
order to make use of these tool, just open Command Prompt on Your Computer and
run as an administrator and these command sfc
/scannow and that does
the expected task with these simple command.
telnet: Connect to Telnet Servers
The
telnet client isn’t installed by default. Instead, it’s one of the optional Windows features that
you can install through the Control Panel. Once installed, you can use
the telnet command to connect to telnet servers
without installing any third-party software.
Note:
Try to avoid using telnet if you can help it, but if you’re connected directly
to a device and it requires that you use telnet to set something up in an
appropriate way and that’s what you have to do as previously explained.
cipher: Permanently Delete and Overwrite a
Directory
In
case you want wipe or delete file permanently or you want to create more space
in your computer as normal deletion some files are not wipe out completely but
in order to delete permanent without recovery or without installing any
third-party software. The tool known as cipher can help in carrying out that
task for your desire use but note use the tool carefully to avoid wiping the
needed item which may result to regret.
To
use the command, specify the drive you want to wipe like just like the command
below in your command prompt:
cipher
/w:C:\
Note:
there should not be any space between the switch ( /w: ) and the drive
( C:\ ) for it to run effective
netstat -an: List Network Connections and
Ports
When
you type a domain name (say, into a browser address bar), your computer looks
up the IP address associated with that domain name. You can use the nslookup command to find that
information out for yourself. For example, you could type nslookup dbencotech.com at the Command Prompt to quickly find out our server’s
assigned IP address.
You
can also perform a reverse lookup by typing an IP address to find out the
associated domain name.
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