A Few Networking Commands To Be Run From Windows

Last day after the Internet Technology Exam, I was going through a particular site where I found some CMD PRMT commands through which we can easily check some TCP/IP configuration settings.
Here they are ::::

1. IPCONFIG

Configure IP (internet protocol configuration)

Syntax

IPCONFIG /all         Display full configuration information.

IPCONFIG /release [adapter]
                   Release the IP address for the specified adapter.

IPCONFIG /renew [adapter]
                   Renew the IP address for the specified adapter.

IPCONFIG /flushdns    Purge the DNS Resolver cache.

IPCONFIG /registerdns Refresh all DHCP leases and re-register DNS names.

IPCONFIG /displaydns  Display the contents of the DNS Resolver Cache.

IPCONFIG /showclassid adapter
                   Display all the DHCP class IDs allowed for adapter.

IPCONFIG /setclassid  adapter [classid]
                   Modify the dhcp class id.

If the Adapter name contains spaces, use quotes: "Adapter Name"
wildcard characters * and ? allowed, see the examples below

The default is to display only the IP address, subnet mask and default gateway for each adapter bound to TCP/IP.

For Release and Renew, if no adapter name is specified, then the IP address leases for all adapters bound to TCP/IP will be released or renewed.

For Setclassid, if no ClassId is specified, then the ClassId is removed.

Examples:
> ipconfig                   ... Show information.
> ipconfig /all              ... Show detailed information
> ipconfig /renew            ... renew all adapters
> ipconfig /renew EL*        ... renew any connection that has its
                                name starting with EL



> ipconfig /release *Con*    ... release all matching connections,
                                eg. "Local Area Connection 1" or
                                    "Local Area Connection 2"

> ipconfig /setclassid "Local Area Connection" TEST
                            ... set the DHCP class ID for the
                                named adapter to = TEST

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2. Netsh.exe

With Netsh.exe you can easily view your TCP/IP settings. Type the following command in a Command Prompt window (CMD.EXE):

netsh interface ip show config


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With Netsh.exe, you can easily configure your computer's IP address and other TCP/IP related settings. For example:

The following command configures the interface named Local Area Connection with the static IP address 192.168.0.100, the subnet mask of 255.255.255.0, and a default gateway of 192.168.0.1:

netsh interface ip set address name="Local Area Connection" static 192.168.0.100 255.255.255.0 192.168.0.1 1

Netsh.exe can be also useful in certain scenarios such as when you have a portable computer that needs to be relocated between 2 or more office locations, while still maintaining a specific and static IP address configuration. With Netsh.exe, you can easily save and restore the appropriate network configuration.

Requirement For WINDOWS 7

If you want to run Windows 7 on your PC, here's what it takes:

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1 gigahertz (GHz) or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
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1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
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16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
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DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0 or higher driver

Additional requirements to use certain features:

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Internet access (fees may apply)
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Depending on resolution, video playback may require additional memory and advanced graphics hardware
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Some games and programs might require a graphics card compatible with DirectX 10 or higher for optimal performance
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For some Windows Media Center functionality a TV tuner and additional hardware may be required
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Windows Touch and Tablet PCs require specific hardware
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HomeGroup requires a network and PCs running Windows 7
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DVD/CD authoring requires a compatible optical drive
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BitLocker requires Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 1.2
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BitLocker To Go requires a USB flash drive
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Windows XP Mode requires an additional 1 GB of RAM, an additional 15 GB of available hard disk space, and a processor capable of hardware virtualization with Intel VT or AMD-V turned on
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Music and sound require audio output

Product functionality and graphics may vary based on your system configuration. Some features may require advanced or additional hardware.
More to explore

When I first installed the UBUNTU 8.04LTS the first thing I configured was the Movie player,ie downloaded the codec s from the UBUNTU COMMUNTY.As I was checking out the various app preinstalled in it I came upon with this PIDGIN a message relay client,so I configured it Instantly with my GOOGLE ACCOUNT and Valla I got my G TAlk in Ubuntu. I had almost forgotten about this wiz gadget until my friend TANMOY tweeted bout it.As of now I know that most of my friends and mates are getting crazy bout LINUX and are trying their hands on different LINUX’s apps so I sould at the moment share PIDGIN with them.

Here’s the step to configure PIDGIN in your LINUX ( I use UBUNTU 8.04 but its the same procedure for FEDORA and OPEN SUSE )

1. Open APPLICATION --->INTERNET----->PIDGIN (its preinstalled in all the linux so nochance you wont get it there)



2.As you open it ,you will be asked to add an account , CLICK on ADD tab.A new window(shown in the screen shot will open),OPEN the BASIC tab



3. SCROLL the PROTOCOL menu to find GOOGLE TALK.Select it.



4.ENTER your GOOGLE user id in SCREEN NAME, ENTER your GOOGLE password in PASSWORD,Your name as LOCAL ALIAS,dont change anything else

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5.OPEN the ADVANCED tab, check if CONNECT PORT is 5222,CONNECT SERVER is talk.google.com . SAVE it.

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6.YOUR new account for G Talk is created as shown.

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You can later change ,modify or delete it as wish

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7.Now as you close the previous window,your BUDDY LIST will appear,these are your friends online at that moment(glad that some were online so that I coould take the screen shot)

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You can change your status analogous to the G talk App here too,see the screenshot!!

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8.Now if you wish to chat with one or more of your online friends just take the mouse cursor over his/her name,their status and details will appear,click on it and You are ready to chat.Type in!!!!!! Screenshot-7

Here , see I’m chatting with some of my peoples from the BUDDY LIST

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You can always see you status from the toolbar

Screenshot-11 And, thus your PIDGIN is configured with G Talk. Get chatty and enjoy !!!!!!!!

PIDGIN is also available for WINDOWS XP SP2, VISTA,WIDOWS 7 and also for MAC

FILE TRANSFER is also possible with PIDGIN but limitations are there about the size of the file, I’m not sure but mostly its max around 25 MB

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Thus my friends , enjoy PIDGIN and do your FEEDbacks bout what you think bout this app,and my scribbling too. My next venture is to configure TWITTER in PIDGIN lets see if I come successful , as you will know if I do. Until then ENJOY G TALK.

TATAZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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