TCP/IP utilities
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
TCP/IP utilities
To assist with the management of TCP/IP, there are three types of TCP/IP-based utilities:
Connectivity utilities that you can use to interact with and use resources on a variety of Microsoft® and non-Microsoft hosts, such as UNIX systems.
Diagnostic utilities that you can use to detect and resolve networking problems.
TCP/IP server software that provides printing and publishing services to TCP/IP-based Microsoft Windows® clients.
The following tables describe the TCP/IP-based utilities.
Connectivity utilities
| Utility | Description |
|---|---|
Ftp |
Transfers files of any size between computers running Windows Server 2003 operating systems and any computer running File Transfer protocol (FTP) server software. For more information, see Ftp. |
Lpr |
Sends print jobs to remote UNIX printers managed by Line Printer Daemon (LPD) print server software. For more information, see Lpr. |
Rcp |
Copies files between computers running Windows Server 2003 operating systems and computers running Remote Copy protocol (RCP) server software. For more information, see Rcp. |
Rexec |
Executes processes on remote computers. For more information, see Rexec. |
Rsh |
Runs commands on a computer running Remote Shell (RSH) server software. For more information, see Rsh. |
Telnet |
Uses terminal-based login to remotely access network devices that are running Telnet server software. For more information, see Telnet. |
Tftp |
Transfers small files between computers running Windows Server 2003 operating systems and computers running Trivial File Transfer protocol (TFTP) server software. For more information, see Tftp. |
Diagnostic utilities
| Utility | Description |
|---|---|
Arp |
Displays and modifies the Address Resolution protocol (ARP) cache. This cache is a local table used to resolve IP addresses to media access control addresses used on the local network. For more information, see Arp and Address Resolution Protocol (ARP). |
Hostname |
Returns the host name of the local computer. For more information, see Hostname. |
Ipconfig |
Displays the current TCP/IP configuration. Also used to manually release and renew TCP/IP configurations assigned by a DHCP server. For more information, see Ipconfig and Command-line utilities. |
Lpq |
Obtains print queue status information from computers running Line Printer Daemon (LPD) print server software. For more information, see Lpq. |
Nbtstat |
Displays the local NetBIOS name table, a table of NetBIOS names registered by local programs, and the NetBIOS name cache, a local cache listing of NetBIOS computer names that have been resolved to IP addresses. For more information, see Nbtstat and Release and refresh NetBIOS names by using the nbtstat command. |
Netsh |
Displays and administers TCP/IP protocol settings on the local computer or a remote computer. For more information, see Netsh commands for Interface IP. |
Netstat |
Displays TCP/IP protocol session information. For more information, see Netstat. |
Nslookup |
Checks records, domain host aliases, domain host services, and operating system information by querying DNS servers. For more information, see Nslookup and Verify DNS registration for domain controllers using the nslookup command. |
Ping |
Verifies configurations and tests IP connectivity. For more information, see Ping and Test a TCP/IP configuration by using the ping command. |
Route |
Displays or modifies the local routing table. For more information, see Route. |
Tracert |
Traces the route a packet takes to a destination. For more information, see Tracert and Trace a path by using the tracert command. |
Pathping |
Traces the route a packet takes to a destination and displays information on packet losses for each router in the path. Pathping can also be used to troubleshoot Quality of Service (QoS) connectivity. For more information, see Using the pathping command. |
Server-based software
| Server software | Description |
|---|---|
TCP/IP Printing service |
The TCP/IP Printing service offers an LPD printing service. This service allows UNIX computers to send print jobs to computers running Windows Server 2003 operating systems by using the Line Printer Remote (Lpr) utility for printing. |
Internet Information Services |
Internet Information Services (IIS) offers Web, Gopher, and FTP server software for providing TCP/IP-based publishing services. IIS is provided to offer an enterprise-ready Web server to use with an unlimited number of simultaneous connections. |
Peer Web Services |
Peer Web Services is provided with Windows XP Professional to provide Web-publishing services similar to those offered by IIS for serving fewer than 10 simultaneous connections. |