Question:
Command promp and networking?
nickhooker22
2008-06-09 10:55:35 UTC
Hello I work for a company and I need to find out if a computer is on the network using my command prompt. Iam one of the admins but Iam probly most inexperianced of us. I need to find out if I can a computer in the network using my command prompt. i have the computers Equipment control numbers (ECN) which is how we identify the computers. Thats like our workstation number so like w3005530. Please help me soon!
Four answers:
nathan_pal
2008-06-09 11:00:28 UTC
if you know the hostname just type



ping "hostname"(without quotes)



if you get reply



then its in network,up and running



if you get

Request timed out



then its in network and its shutdown



if you get

Hostname not found

Then its not in network.



Cool.
2008-06-09 11:22:59 UTC
If all you have is the ECN you're out of luck - the network doesn't know those numbers. You'll need a list of ECNs vs. IP addresses. Pinging the host name will only work if you have something on the network resolving host names - IP addresses will always work.
venkatraman
2008-06-09 11:01:59 UTC
open command prompt by typing "command" or "cmd" in run which comes when you press windows key+R.



There type "ping" and then the ip address of the Pc you want to check your connection...



if a message comes "Request timed out" you can conclude that it is not connected...



else it is connected to this computer
lawn8268
2008-06-09 11:01:01 UTC
I'm assuming this is and IBM compatible system? Are you using windows? Here is a list to help.



ASSOC Displays or modifies file extension associations.

AT Schedules commands and programs to run on a

computer.

ATTRIB Displays or changes file attributes.

BREAK Sets or clears extended CTRL+C checking.

CACLS Displays or modifies access control lists (ACLs) of

files.

CALL Calls one batch program from another.

CD Displays the name of or changes the current

directory.

CHCP Displays or sets the active code page number.

CHDIR Displays the name of or changes the current

directory.

CHKDSK Checks a disk and displays a status report.

CHKNTFS Displays or modifies the checking of disk at boot

time.

CLS Clears the screen.

CMD Starts a new instance of the Windows command

interpreter.

COLOR Sets the default console foreground and background

colors.

COMP Compares the contents of two files or sets of

files.

COMPACT Displays or alters the compression of files on NTFS

partitions.

CONVERT Converts FAT volumes to NTFS. You cannot convert

the

current drive.

COPY Copies one or more files to another location.

DATE Displays or sets the date.

DEL Deletes one or more files.

DIR Displays a list of files and subdirectories in a

directory.

DISKCOMP Compares the contents of two floppy disks.

DISKCOPY Copies the contents of one floppy disk to another.

DOSKEY Edits command lines, recalls Windows commands, and

creates macros.

ECHO Displays messages, or turns command echoing on or

off.

ENDLOCAL Ends localization of environment changes in a batch

file.

ERASE Deletes one or more files.

EXIT Quits the CMD.EXE program (command interpreter).

FC Compares two files or sets of files, and displays

the differences

between them.

FIND Searches for a text string in a file or files.

FINDSTR Searches for strings in files.

FOR Runs a specified command for each file in a set of

files.

FORMAT Formats a disk for use with Windows.

FTYPE Displays or modifies file types used in file

extension associations.

GOTO Directs the Windows command interpreter to a

labeled line in a

batch program.

GRAFTABL Enables Windows to display an extended character

set in graphics

mode.

HELP Provides Help information for Windows commands.

IF Performs conditional processing in batch programs.

LABEL Creates, changes, or deletes the volume label of a

disk.

MD Creates a directory.

MKDIR Creates a directory.

MODE Configures a system device.

MORE Displays output one screen at a time.

MOVE Moves one or more files from one directory to

another directory.

PATH Displays or sets a search path for executable

files.

PAUSE Suspends processing of a batch file and displays a

message.

POPD Restores the previous value of the current

directory saved by PUSHD.

PRINT Prints a text file.

PROMPT Changes the Windows command prompt.

PUSHD Saves the current directory then changes it.

RD Removes a directory.

RECOVER Recovers readable information from a bad or

defective disk.

REM Records comments (remarks) in batch files or

CONFIG.SYS.

REN Renames a file or files.

RENAME Renames a file or files.

REPLACE Replaces files.

RMDIR Removes a directory.

SET Displays, sets, or removes Windows environment

variables.

SETLOCAL Begins localization of environment changes in a

batch file.

SHIFT Shifts the position of replaceable parameters in

batch files.

SORT Sorts input.

START Starts a separate window to run a specified program

or command.

SUBST Associates a path with a drive letter.

TIME Displays or sets the system time.

TITLE Sets the window title for a CMD.EXE session.

TREE Graphically displays the directory structure of a

drive or path.

TYPE Displays the contents of a text file.

VER Displays the Windows version.

VERIFY Tells Windows whether to verify that your files are

written

correctly to a disk.

VOL Displays a disk volume label and serial number.

XCOPY Copies files and directory trees.



C:\Documents and Settings\>xcopy /?

Copies files and directory trees.





XCOPY source [destination] [/A | /M] [/D[:date]] [/P] [/S

[/E]] [/V] [/W]

[/C] [/I] [/Q] [/F] [/L] [/G]

[/H] [/R] [/T] [/U]

[/K] [/N] [/O] [/X] [/Y] [/-Y]

[/Z]

[/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...]





source Specifies the file(s) to copy.

destination Specifies the location and/or name of new

files.

/A Copies only files with the archive attribute

set,

doesn't change the attribute.

/M Copies only files with the archive attribute

set,

turns off the archive attribute.

/D:m-d-y Copies files changed on or after the

specified date.

If no date is given, copies only those files

whose

source time is newer than the destination

time.

/EXCLUDE:file1[+file2][+file3]...

Specifies a list of files containing strings.

Each string

should be in a separate line in the files.

When any of the

strings match any part of the absolute path

of the file to be

copied, that file will be excluded from being

copied. For

example, specifying a string like \obj\ or

.obj will exclude

all files underneath the directory obj or all

files with the

.obj extension respectively.

/P Prompts you before creating each destination

file.

/S Copies directories and subdirectories except

empty ones.

/E Copies directories and subdirectories,

including empty ones.

Same as /S /E. May be used to modify /T.

/V Verifies each new file.

/W Prompts you to press a key before copying.

/C Continues copying even if errors occur.

/I If destination does not exist and copying

more than one file,

assumes that destination must be a directory.

/Q Does not display file names while copying.

/F Displays full source and destination file

names while copying.

/L Displays files that would be copied.

/G Allows the copying of encrypted files to

destination that does

not support encryption.

/H Copies hidden and system files also.

/R Overwrites read-only files.

/T Creates directory structure, but does not

copy files. Does not

include empty directories or subdirectories.

/T /E includes

empty directories and subdirectories.

/U Copies only files that already exist in

destination.

/K Copies attributes. Normal Xcopy will reset

read-only attributes.

/N Copies using the generated short names.

/O Copies file ownership and ACL information.

/X Copies file audit settings (implies /O).

/Y Suppresses prompting to confirm you want to

overwrite an

existing destination file.

/-Y Causes prompting to confirm you want to

overwrite an

existing destination file.

/Z Copies networked files in restartable mode.





The switch /Y may be preset in the COPYCMD environment

variable.

This may be overridden with /-Y on the command line.

2 years ago


This content was originally posted on Y! Answers, a Q&A website that shut down in 2021.
Loading...