Working with the NETSTAT Command  By Brien M. Posey | Dec 11,
2001 | Print this Page  When Windows has trouble communicating
over a TCP/IP network, the common fix in the past was to use
TCP/IP utilities such as PING and TRACERT to diagnose the
problem. However, Windows XP takes network troubleshooting to a
new level. While all of the standard TCP/IP troubleshooting
utilities still exist in Windows XP, Microsoft has been kind
enough to throw in several new troubleshooting utilities. In
this article, we'll discuss one such utility -- the NETSTAT
command.  The NETSTAT command is designed to help you quickly
determine whether or not TCP/IP is working correctly. If TCP/IP
is having problems, then NETSTAT can help you to determine where
the problem is.  NETSTAT is a command line utility. To use this
utility in its most basic form, you need only open a command
prompt window and enter the command. When you do, NETSTAT will
display a list of the current TCP/IP connections. The
information presented on this screen incl