Saturday, December 22, 2007

Networks : TELNET vs NBTSTAT vs NETSTAT vs ARP

Which TCP/IP command can be used to enter commands into a remote computer?

1. >>Telnet
2. ARP
3. Nbtstat
4. Netstat

Explanation : Telnet allows you to communicate with another computer on the network remotely, entering commands to control the remote computer. To open a telnet session using Windows 9x and Windows NT/2000/XP, type "telnet (ipaddress)" from the command line.

Nbtstat (NetBIOS Status) displays current information about TCP/IP and NetBEUI when both are being used on the same network.

Netstat displays information about current TCP/IP connections
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Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) manages the IP-to-Ethernet address translation tables used to find the Media Access Control (MAC) address of a host on the network when the IP address is known.
Objective: Networks