TCP/IP Utilities

The TCP/IP utilities offer network connections to non-Microsoft hosts such as UNIX® system computers. You must have the TCP/IP network protocol installedto use the TCP/IP utilities. These tools are installed automatically when you install Microsoft TCP/IP.

Command	Purpose
arp	Displays and modifies the IP-to-Ethernet address translation tables.
ftp	Transfers files to and from a node running ftp service; similar to tftp.
nbtstat	Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections using NetBIOS over TCP/IP.
netstat	Displays protocol statistics and current TCP/IP connections.
ping	Verifies connections to a remote host or hosts.
route	Manually controls network routing tables.
tracert	Determines the route taken to a destination.

Note Switches used in the syntax for any TCP/IP are case-sensitive. For example, for the nbtstat command, the switch -R has a different effect from the -r switch.

To get help on TCP/IP utilities

At the command prompt, type -? followed by a space and the command name. For example, type ping -? to get help on the ping command.

Important The FTP and Telnet utilities rely on password authentication by the remote computer. Passwords are not encrypted before being sent over the network. This allows another user equipped with a network analyzer on the same network to steal a user's remote account password. For this reason, it is strongly recommended that users of these utilities choose different passwords for their workgroup, computer, or domain from the passwords used when connecting to computers that are not on Microsoft networks.

The following presents a complete reference for the TCP/IP commands included with Windows 95.