Computer Networks/Netstat/Statistics

Netstat is a command-line tool that displays network statistics on a variety of operating systems. This activity will show you how to use the netstat command to display statistics by protocol.

Preparation
To prepare for this activity:
 * 1) Start your operating system.
 * 2) Log in if necessary.

Activity 1 - Display Statistics by Protocol
To display statistics by protocol:
 * 1)  Open a command prompt.
 * 2) Type netstat -s.
 * 3) Press Enter.
 * 4) Observe the statistics for IPv4, IPv6, ICMPv4, ICMPv6, TCP, and UDP.
 * 5) Close the command prompt to complete this activity.

Readings

 * netstat