Managing network services
Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2
Managing network services
Using the Windows interface
Using command-line tools
Using the Windows interface
The following table lists some of the most common tasks for managing network services, and the tools you can use to perform them. For more information, click the corresponding link under Tool or Feature.
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Manage availability and scalability of objects on your network. |
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Set up and configure a DHCP or DNS server. |
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Configure communication links for network connections, modems, and wireless networking. |
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Configure communication services for telephony. |
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Enable dynamic allocation of IP addresses and other related configuration details for clients on your network, by administering the DHCP service. |
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Administer the Domain Name System (DNS) service. DNS enables client computer to resolve DNS domain names of network objects. Once domain names are resolved on your computer, you can access resources offered by other computers on your network or other networks, such as the Intranet. |
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Configure and administer Internet and E-mail services. |
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Configure Internet Protocol Security. |
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Manage bandwidth issues, such as Quality of Service (QoS) and Windows Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) Services. |
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Choose and manage remote connections and methods through routing and remote access, Connection Manager, Connection Point Services, virtual private networks, and Internet Authentication Service. |
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Create, save, and open administrative tools (in the form of snap-ins) that manage hardware, software, and network components of a local or remote computer, or multiple computers. |
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Set up, configure and manage network connections. |
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Display information about your computer, operating system, network, and network adapters; perform standard tests for network connectivity. |
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Gather information about network traffic status. |
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Obtain status information about network hosts such as servers, workstations, or routers, bridges, and hubs from a centrally-located computer on network using TCP/IP. |
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Enable Windows-based computers to connect and share information with other Microsoft and non-Microsoft systems. |
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Resolve names for computer and groups on a network using the NetBIOS naming protocol. |
For more information about deploying network services, see "Deploying Network Services" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site.
For more information about managing network services, see the "Networking Guide" at the Microsoft Windows Resource Kits Web site.
Using command-line tools
The following table lists some of the most common tasks for managing network services, and the command-line tools you can use to perform them. For more information, click the corresponding link under Command-line tool.
| Task | Command-line tool |
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Display and modify entries in the Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) cache |
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Monitor connections and addresses that are registered by the ATM Call Manager on an asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) network; display statistics for incoming and outgoing calls on ATM adapters. |
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Transfer files to and from a computer running a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server service such as Internet Information Services. |
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Display the media access control (MAC) address and list of network protocols associated with each address for all network cards in each computer, either locally or across a network. |
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Display the host name portion of the full computer name of the computer. |
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Display all current TCP/IP network configuration values or refresh Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) and Domain Name System (DNS) settings. |
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Display or modify information about the routing tables used by the IPX protocol. |
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Send files over an infrared link. |
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Display the configuration of a multicast router to aid in the troubleshooting of multicast forwarding and routing problems |
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Display NetBIOS over TCP/IP (NetBT) protocol statistics, NetBIOS name tables for both the local computer and remote computers, or the NetBIOS name cache. |
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Check network status and other configuration information. |
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Display or modify the network configuration of a local or remote computer that is currently running. |
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Display active TCP connections, ports on which the computer is listening, Ethernet statistics, the IP routing table, IPv4 statistics (for the IP, ICMP, TCP, and UDP protocols), and IPv6 statistics (for the IPv6, ICMPv6, TCP over IPv6, and UDP over IPv6 protocols). |
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Manage network load balancing. |
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Display information that you can use to diagnose Domain Name System (DNS) infrastructure. . |
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Obtain information about network latency and network loss at intermediate hops between a source and destination; send multiple Echo Request messages to each router between a source and destination over a period of time and then compute results based on the packets returned from each router. |
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Verify IP-level connectivity to another TCP/IP computer by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request messages. |
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Display and modify the entries in the local IP routing table. |
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Manage TCP/IP. |
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Transfer files to and from a remote computer, typically a computer running UNIX, that is running the Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) service or daemon. |
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Determine the path taken to a destination by sending Internet Control Message Protocol (ICMP) Echo Request or ICMPv6 messages to the destination with incrementally increasing Time to Live (TTL) field values. |
For more information about the command shell, see Command shell overview. For information about tools used to manage the command-prompt window, see Manage the command-prompt window. For an alphabetical list of all of the command-line tools, see Command-line reference A-Z.