Microsoft DOS netstat command

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About netstat
Availability
Syntax
Examples

About netstat

The netstat command is used to display the TCP/IP network protocol statistics and information.

Availability

The netstat.exe command is an external command available in the below Microsoft Operating Systems.

Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows NT
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP

Index

Category:
MS-DOS

Companies:
Microsoft

Related Pages:
CH000444

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Syntax

NETSTAT [-a] [-e] [-n] [-s] [-p proto] [-r] [interval]

-a	Displays all connections and listening ports.
-e	Displays Ethernet statistics. This may be combined with the -s option.
-n	Displays addresses and port numbers in numerical form.
-p	proto Shows connections for the protocol specified by proto; proto may be TCP or UDP. If used with the -s option to display per-protocol statistics, proto may be TCP, UDP, or IP.
-r	Displays the routing table.
-s	Displays per-protocol statistics. By default, statistics are shown for TCP, UDP and IP; the -p option may be used to specify a subset of the default.
interval	Redisplays selected statistics, pausing interval seconds between each display. Press CTRL+C to stop redisplaying statistics. If omitted, netstat will print the current configuration information once.

Examples

netstat

Displays all local network information. Below is an example of what may be displayed.

Proto	Local Address	Foreign Address	State
TCP	hope:4409	www.computerhope.com:telnet	ESTABLISHED
TCP	hope:3708	multicity.com:80	CLOSE_WAIT
TCP	hope:4750	www.google.com:80	CLOSE_WAIT

netstat 5

Running netstat with a number after the command will continue to run the command until stopped. In this case netstat would be refreshed ever five seconds. To cancel press CTRL + C.

Notice: Keep in mind that if you have network applications open, such as the browser you're using to view this page, additional items will be listed when you run "netstat" and/or the "netstat -a" command. So you may see items from Computer Hope in your list; if you want a true listing of what is running in the background, close all programs and run the command.

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