Network Documentation: Name Resolution and Connectivity

This section details the necessary commands to identify hosts by their IP address and perform data transfer tests in Windows environments.

To find the hostname associated with an IP address (10.56.88.20), use the following methods:

• Ping with Reverse Resolution: Attempts to resolve the name during the echo test.

ping -a 10.56.88.20

• DNS Lookup (NSLookup): Queries the configured DNS server directly.

nslookup 10.56.88.20

• Native PowerShell Command: The most modern and detailed tool for DNS diagnostics.

Resolve-DnsName -Name 10.56.88.20

A tool for interacting with web servers and verifying HTTP responses directly from the terminal.

• Basic Connection Test:

curl http://10.56.88.20

• View Headers Only: Useful for checking if a server is responding without downloading the full content.

curl -I http://10.56.88.20