Is It the Network? Test-Connection and Friends

When one computer can't reach another, four questions in order find where it breaks, each with its own command, Get-NetIPAddress for whether this PC has an address, Resolve-DnsName for whether the name turns into an address, Test-Connection for whether the computer answers, and Test-NetConnection -Port for whether the program's door is open.

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Cheat sheet for the lesson Is It the Network? Test-Connection and Friends: When one computer can't reach another, four questions in order find where it breaks, each with its own command, Get-NetIPAddress for whether this PC has an address, Resolve-DnsName for whether the name turns into an…
Category
PowerShell
Level
Journeyman
Tags
dns, IP Address, operating-system, port, powershell, resolve-dnsname, test-connection, test-netconnection