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  Some of the info in this tutorial may be used for illegal purposes.  This is intended for
educational purposes ONLY.  I claim no responsibility for your actions.

  I encourage the spreading of this document (and all my other tutorials).  But don't change, 
alter, or edit this in any way without my permission.

  E-mail me at: nonex@hobbiton.org
  My website is: http://www.geocities.com/schitzo_killer_rabbit/


Windows/DOS Net Tools
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  Windows and DOS ships with several net tools.  They are all useful in their own little way.

Ping
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  The syntax for using Ping is:

ping [-a] [-l size] destination-list

-a = Resolve addresses to hostnames
-l size = size of data to send (in bytes)
destination-list = IP address(es) to ping

Now, you're probably wondering what ping is even used for.  Well, you use it to see whether or 
not a network is respsonding (useful for detecting firewalls) and how much time it takes to 
respond.  It works for DoS attacks too, but see my DoS Attcacks tutorial for more details.


Tracert
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  The syntax for using tracert is:

tracert target_name

target_name = destination address (IP or DNS)

Tracert will trace the route (go figure) to the specified address.  It will show you the 
computers it goes through to get to the address.  This can sometimes show you what part of the 
country (or world) the address is in.  If you seriously want to take out the target, it will 
sometimes show you the ISP of the address.  (see my DoS Attack tutorial).

Netstat
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  The syntax is:

netstat [-a] [-e]

-a = display all connections and listening pports
-e = display all ethernet connections

Netstat will show you all the connections and the status of the ports on your computer.  You can 
use this to see if ports are open when you're suppposedly on the internet.  This can be useful 
for detecting trojans.

Telnet
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  The syntax for telnet is:

telnet [address] [port]

address = target address
port = Port to connect

Address can either be an IP address or DNS address.  You can use telnet as a port scanner to see 
which ports are open on the specified machine.  It's not the fastest, but it works.  You can also 
use it to connect to a shell account (see my Shell Account tutorial).


UNIX Net Tools
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  UNIX also has a lotta net tools.  A lot of 'em are similar to Windows/DOS net tools.

Ping
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  The UNIX ping is just like the Windows/DOS ping:

ping address

address = IP address of target machine

It does the same thing as the Windows/DOS ping.  Ping cannot be used on some shell accounts.

Whois
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  The syntax is:

whois DNS_Address

DNS_Address = address of target website

Whois is very useful.  It gives you a lot of info on the DNS address you give.  This only works 
on UNIX machines that run a whois daemon.

Telnet
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  The syntax is:

telnet address port

address = address of target
port = port to connect to

It's a lot like the Windows/DOS telnet.



  Well, this is the end of my first tutorial, I hope you've learned a lot.  If you find any 
errors, or you think I should add something, then e-mail me at:

nonex@hobbiton.org