Identify each item number when including screen shots.

From your Windows computer, access the command prompt and complete tasks 1 thru 15.

1. Record the command to display your computer name? Execute the command and include the screen shots.

2. Record the command to find the IP address, subnet mask, and default gateway of your computer? Execute the command and include screen shots.

3. Record the command to find out the IP address, subnet mask, default gateway and MAC address on your computer? Execute this command and submit screen shots.

4. Record the command to test communication on your own computer using your IP address as a parameter? Execute this command and submit screen shots.

5. Record the command to test communication on another device that has an IP address. For example (cell phone, tablet, printer, a different computer, etc.) Use the device or computer IP address as a parameter? Execute this command and submit screen shots.

6. Type PING HELP or PING /? This displays the parameters you can use with the PING command. Youll notice there are several parameters associated with PING. Record the command to display HELP. Execute this command and submit screen shots.

7. Type PING /HELP or PING /? This displays the parameters you can use with the PING command. Youll notice there are several parameters associated with PING. Record the command you used to display HELP with the PING command. Execute this command and submit screen shots.

8. Type the following three commands: PING (followed by a space) LOCALHOST (press Enter); PING LOOPBACK (press Enter); PING (followed by a space) 127.0.0.1 (press Enter). Record each command and submit screen shots displaying each command.

9. Discuss the difference between PING LOOPBACK and PING 127.0.0.1. What are the differences between the two commands?

10. Type NETSTAT /HELP or NETSTAT /? This displays the parameters you can use with the NETSTAT command. Youll notice there are several parameters associated with NETSTAT. Record the command to display HELP with the NETSTAT command. Execute this command and submit screen shots.

11. Open a web browser and connect to www.google.com. From a command prompt, type NETSTAT (followed by a space) and then -AN. This displays all active connections and their protocols, and protocol related statistics. Execute this command and submit screen shots.

12. Open a web browser and connect to www.microsoft.com. Your next task is to connect to a mail account such as G-mail, Outlook, etc. Submit screen shots. Remember to leave your web browser open while completing items 13 and 14.

13. From a command prompt, type NETSTAT (followed by a space) and then -AN. Execute the command and submit screen shots. From a command prompt, type NETSTAT (followed by a space) and then -A. Execute the command and submit screen shots.

14. Analyze the sessions youve created. Compare the results and discuss your findings. What did you notice between both commands?

15. Which utility would you use to trace the route taken by a packet from your system to a specified destination using the parameter to set the maximum number of hops and the time-out value in milliseconds? Execute this command and submit screen shots.