Learning Objectives

In this lab, you will experiment with some common windows commands to explore the TCP/IP configuration of your computer and view its routing table.

Understand the netstat command and output

Try the route command and explain what a routing table does

Lab Materials and Setup

The materials you'll need for this lab are

A Windows PC with Internet access

The Mike Meyers' CompTIA Network+ Guide to Managing and Troubleshooting Networks textbook

Pencil and paper

Instructions Part 1

In todays lab, you will be working with common commands on your windows workstation to view the network configuration.

Task 1: Run the IPConfig command and understand the output.

Log in to any available networked Windows computer.

Select Start | Run or just Start, type cmd, and press enter to open a command prompt;

From the command prompt, type ipconfig /all, and then press enter.

4.Fill in as much information as you can from your screen into the table.

5.For a tip on what to include, check Lab Project 7.3 in your textbook.

Task 2: Run the Netstat command and understand the output.

Start a command prompt at your computer and enter netstat nr to view its routing table.

Create a screenshot of the output and paste it into this document under this task.

Under the pasted screenshot, briefly explain what each column is for.