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1
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what is ARP?

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Address Resolution Protocol, ARP is a TCP/IP protocol, it is used to translate the IP address to MAC address using broadcasts.

2
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the new information gained from the broadcast is added to ______.
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ARP table

3
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The ARP table in windows has a list of TCP/IP addresses and MAC addresses associated to them, this table is kept in memory, so the machine does not have to do a broadcast for the frequently accessed TCP/IP, in each entry on this table there is an IP address, MAC address and TTL value. what is the TTL ?
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Time To Live, TTL is a protocol that determines how long each entry will remain in the ARP table

4
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to add a static entries in the ARP table, what do we do?

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use the ARP command with the -s switch.

5
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the static entries will stay in the ARP table until the machine is rebooted. T/F
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true

6
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to delete a static entry from the ARP table, we use arp -d with ______
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IP address that we want to delete.

7
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_____ utility allows you to query a name server and find out which name resolves to which IP address.
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The nslookup utility.

8
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when using the nslookup at the command prompt, the command prompt will change from C:> sign to ____
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> sign

9
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Mtr command ( My traceroute) is a combination of 2 functions. what are they?
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traceroute and ping

10
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Mtr work good with Linux and Unix, but by default is not installed on windows devices. T/F
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True

11
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what is Microsoft own version of Mtr?

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pathping

12
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which command should we use to view the routing table on a windows device?
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route print

13
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route add: is used to____

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adds a route

14
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route change is used to _____

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modifies an existing route

15
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route delete is used to____

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deletes a route

16
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what does NetBIOS stand for?

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network basic input/output system.
it is a Microsoft windows interface.
it related names with workstations

17
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netstat utility is used to achieve 3 things, what are they?

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  • Track NetBIOS over the TCP/IP.
  • show the details of incoming and outgoing NetBIOS over the TCP/IP.
  • resolve NetBIOS names.
18
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netstat switches are case sensitive. T/F

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True

19
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lowercase switches of netstat deal with what?

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NetBIOS names of hosts

20
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uppercase switches of netstat deal with what?

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TCP/IP addresses of hosts