Most Valuable Windows CMD Commands While Hacking

When a person starts carrier in hacking, he/she gets furious to know more about the vast field of hacking and for all of the beginners CMD comes as a boon which let them do anything with PC/Laptop. Some of the really useful commands that can prove handy are:

Firstly we need to enable Netbios and for that go to Network Connection>>Properties>>TCP/IP>>Properties>>Advanced>>WINS>>Select Default for NetBios. Now press start key and in run type cmd and an interface will open to try some really good commands that are:

1. Ping: This command which give you the information if the targeted host is alive. Type ping x.x.x.x or ping www.google.com (Or the website you want to ping).

2. Nslookup: It can resolve DNS into IP address easily. Though, it can do several other functions too. You can even send a spoofed email to your friend using IP address of mail server. The steps to find IP address of mail server are:

Nslookup(enter)

Set type=mx(enter)

Gmail.com

3. Tracert: This command is beneficial when someone want to trace the route a packet follow to reach the destination.

Command:

tracert x.x.x.x or www.google.com

4. ARP: It stands for Address Resolution Protocol. You can check if someone has done ARP poisioning on your LAN network. The command to find this is:

Command:

Arp-a

5. Ipconfig: This command gives a lot of information like IP address, Gateway, DNS etc. The command to use are:

Command:

Ipconfig or Ipconfig/all.

You can even change the dynamic IP of your network using the following command:

Ipconfig/ release ( release your IP)

Ipconfig/renew ( renew your IP)

Ipconfig/flushdns( flush your DNS settings)

6. netstat: This command shows connection stats:

Command:

Netstat

Or

netstat -a( show all listing ports and connection with DNS names)

netstat-n( show all the open connection with IP address)

netstat-an( combine both the above commands)

7. Net View: This command will allow you to see sharing folders on targeted box.

Command:

Net view x.x.x.x or computer name

So, these are some useful commands that every person who dream to become a hacker should know.