Tools to verify your network structure

Using these tools, you can check basic network functions. For example, you can check the status of interfaces, routes, and connections, and you can determine whether the IP packets are reaching their destination.

• Netstat
  Netstat is a tool for managing and monitoring the status of your system's interfaces, routes, and connections, and it is useful for troubleshooting TCP/IP problems. You can use Netstat whether you are using IPv4 or IPv6 connectivity on the network.

• Ping
  You can use the Packet Internet Groper (Ping) function to test IP-level connectivity between two TCP/IP-capable interfaces or systems.

• Trace route
  The trace route function allows you to trace the route of IP packets to a user-specified destination system so you can locate the connectivity problem.

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