Windows XP Professional, Windows 2003 and Windows 2000 supports TCP/IP filtering. TCP/IP filtering allows you to specify exactly which types of incoming IP traffic are processed as the destination for each IP interface. This feature is designed to isolate the traffic being processed by Internet and intranet clients in the absence of other TCP/IP filtering provided by IPSec, the Routing and Remote Access service, or other TCP/IP applications or services. TCP/IP filtering is disabled by default. (more…)
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winsockfix – a great tcp/ip connection fixer for Windows3
In my years of experience, if I have to put a list of great tools for troubleshooting, winsockfix will certainly be one of those right at the top of it. Winsocfix fixes the winsock settings on your Windows XP machine. It can often cure the problem of lost connections after the removal of Adware components or improper uninstall of firewall applications or other tools that modify the XP network and Winsock settings. (more…)
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How to display the Routing table in Windows XP/2000/2003
The routing table in simple words is the a table with routes to different destination addresses or networks. This is important for the device to know how to send the traffic to that particular network. This table can be populated dynamically and or add static routes thats persistent unless manually changed. (more…)
Windows XP Network Diagnostics
Windows XP has got a GUI Network Diagnostics tool built-in. This tool can perform a series of Network scans and display results in a nice presented format. This can also be exported to a file, if needed to send to a technician offcite to troubleshoot. (more…)
netdiag – A Network troubleshooting tool in Windows
Netdiag helps isolate networking and connectivity problems by performing a series of tests to determine the state of your network client and whether it is functional. These tests and the key network status information they expose give admins a more direct means of identifying and isolating network problems.
netstat – TCP connections and IP statistics tool in windows
netstat is one of the most commonly used tool in Windows and UNIX & Linux operating systems to troubleshoot TCP/IP connections. Netstat displays 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). Used without parameters, netstat displays active TCP connections. (more…)