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Lab 1
Task 1:
ipconfig is a TCP/IP utility that you can use at the command prompt. You can use
the ipconfig command to get information about the configured TCP/IP
parameters on local or remote computers on the network. Winipcfg is a similar
utility for Windows 95 and Windows 98 clients. The winipcfg command allows a
user to network related information such as the IP address, subnet mask , default
gateway , DHCP server , WINS server , etc. The winipcfg program is available in
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT. Windows 2000, Windows
XP, and later versions of Windows do not use this command. If you are using a
later version of Windows use the ipconfig command instead.

Task 2:
Question 1
Size of MAC address is 6 in bytes and 48 in bits.

Question 2
MAC address IP address
1. MAC stands for Media Access Control 1. IP stands for Internet Protocol Address.

Address.
2. MAC is A 48-bits(6 bytes 2. IPV4 is 32-bit(4 bytes) address
address whereas, IPV6 is 128-bits(16 bytes)
address
3. It is a Hardware address 3. It is a Software address
4. MAC address is a physical address 4. An IP address is a Logical address
5. Format of the MAC address is 5. Format of IP address is 108.76.70.126
E4:9G:7I:D5:R7: O8
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6. MAC address works on OSI layer-2 6. An IP address works on OSI layer-3
i.e.; data link layer i.e.; Network layer
7. Assigned by the device manufacturer 7. Assigned by the Internet Service
provider (ISP) or administrator

Question 3
A gateway is a data communication device that provides a remote network with
connectivity to a host network. ... Gateways serve as the entry and exit point of a
network; all data routed inward or outward must first pass through and
communicate with the gateway in order to use routing paths.

Question 5
Ping stands for Packet Internet Groper

Question 06
Ipconfig:
Ipconfig shows IP address, Subnet Mask, and Default gateway for all adapters
Ipconfig/all:
Ipconfig /all shows the description of each network connection along with
additional information such as your physical (MAC) address, DHCP connections,
Lease times, as well as in-depth IPv6 information

Question 07
Nslookup stands for name server lookup
nslookup is a network administration command-line tool available in many
computer operating systems for querying the Domain Name System (DNS) to
obtain domain name or IP address mapping, or other DNS records. The name
"nslookup" means "name server lookup".
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Nslookup: Nslookup utility is used to test and troubleshoot domain name servers.
Nslookup has two modes.
Non-authoritative answer simply means the answer is not fetched from the
authoritative DNS server for the queried domain name. root DNS servers. top-
level domain DNS servers. authoritative DNS servers.

Question 10
"nbtstat -A %ipaddress%" command to find NetBIOS name