IFCONFIG
To start, open terminal, type "ifconfig" at prompt.
To see just one ethernet card/interface, type "ifconfig eth0"
PING
Similar to Windows/DOS
e.g. ping www.mindwatering.com -c 5
Notes:
-c 5, means to ping 5 times. Otherwise, it will ping forever.
You can use CNTRL & C to stop pinging)
NETSTAT
Similar to windows. Displays network routing tables and statistics.
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