Syntax: ping (where is the ip you want to check). It sends 32 bytes of data to the host whom we want to check, if the reply comes from the host, it means that the host is up.

Ping:Ping command is used to check if a host is up or not.

This command is similar to ifconfig command in linux systems. Other information such as default gateway, subnet mask etc.

ipconfig: ifconfig is a very basic command which tells the IP(Internet Protocol) address of your machine if you are connected to the internet.

Before trying these commands, make sure you are running command prompt as the administrator.(right click on cmd > run as administrator) Now I’ll talk about some of the commands of command prompt which a hacker should surely know.

When someone starts learning about computers and hacking, the priority should be to gain a firm hold on command prompt as command is very powerful and allows you to do a lot of stuff. But if we copy and paste using command prompt, we get to know how things are done. For example, if we copy and paste using usual right click feature we don’t get to know what is happening behind the buttons to make copy and paste possible.

Command Prompt gives you a feel of how things work in the back end of windows. Command Prompt is the heart of windows and with a technical point of view, command prompt is the only good thing in windows for a techie.

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