# 🪟 Windows Administration | Top 15 most useful Windows Command Line Utilities🕺 1. [Speedtest](https://www.speedtest.net/apps/cli) - the windows cli version from [Ookla](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ookla/) is a great tool to remotely check throughput and latency. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQGO3I_N_PBxNQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682168478307?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=qBTEovhbUYWVBzSJXwtXGdn4CBpAYGVzKEM1clCLTKU align="left") 2. pathping - built-in windows tool similar to mtr from [Linux](https://www.linkedin.com/company/linux/) ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQH4RcIXndk3-g/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682168819799?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=IDgbwDWwpDl7HJxJrd8W0hTbCNeM8MIpsqiakggMqh8 align="left") 3. curl ifconfig.me - will return your public IP address ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQH7GEqyRb2tSg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682168950258?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=jQm05GEoqBrsVW-3U6RYndqN9EFo2syUy-x4PmuJYBI align="left") 4. dig - useful [Linux](https://www.linkedin.com/company/linux/) tool for DNS testing. Download [using these instructions](https://www.configserverfirewall.com/windows-10/dig-command-windows/). The following command uses dig to find out which dns you are using. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHFnDIDjA_k-A/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682170606039?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=xOn_jLA838Gj57Zk4fOTek_Uh87Sze2j9eAfUAPSUXs align="left") 5. whois - Download the whois command from [this location](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/downloads/whois). You can now find out to whom the above DNS server belongs from the query above. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQG1ohqbZLYmmQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682171206735?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=ySPzv8bk7K6zQUfpiyQ6pKRznjrfyChbTOJhvbd4knI align="left") 6. netsh wlan show interfaces - determine the WiFi signal strength ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQG_3xpdYFLDMg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682172136761?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=k2ZnpuWiPSg_2mmMdJzBszNJUSOPAQg852DqIsKDqFs align="left") 7. iperf - Download from [here](https://iperf.fr/iperf-download.php). Use these servers from RocketNet: (UK WACS): iperf-uk1.rocketnet.co.za, (US EAST): iperf-us1.rocketnet.co.za and ZA (LOCAL): iperf-za1.rocketnet.co.za or these server from Cool Ideas: (Cape Town) ter-cpt-iperf-1.cisp.co.za, (Isando) ter-jhb-iperf-1.cisp.co.za, (Rosebank) is-jhb-iperf-1.cisp.co.za, (London) tele-lon-iperf.cisp.co.za and (London) queen.cisp.co.za. The download test is ```plaintext iperf3 -c -t30 -R -P10 -O2 ``` and the upload test is ```plaintext iperf3 -c -t30 -P10 - O2 ``` ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQFTQoVrCIAVxg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682174077988?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=Ce9SB7uGWKnJazs7ch5YCluS63U4aDQPTAicmvMbAEk align="left") 8. [psinfo](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-gb/sysinternals/downloads/psinfo) - provide system information including uptime. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHo-qo0hN7RoQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682174345995?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=SvnNPpYKc_aa4sDCRLEF9AdYo6ym4hl1U7LLqjExmp8 align="left") 9. [mturoute](https://download.elifulkerson.com//files/mturoute/2.5/mturoute.exe) - tests the maximum mtu to a destination. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQHA3u1-NgPVrw/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682175115040?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=oobHqNtsJn6w3McjPYBaXr38Xd1FNAtiJ2gSpy5skb4 align="left") 10. [wirelessnetconsole](https://www.nirsoft.net/utils/wirelessnetconsole.zip) - lists all known information on visible wireless networks. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQF2c1kdlLQ07g/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682178587542?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=wwEAo9_CF6qQmX_5kQAIitswACVxdfM2NcZq4NSicPU align="left") 11. [fping](https://github.com/dexit/fping-windows/releases/tag/fping-4-2-win-binary) - scan the network. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQE-baQtx5bykw/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682180964432?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=J3wFIrKt3VrlKyUSUeSxYBEzaN4tDq2wrmgATnHfqqI align="left") Test an individual host ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQEUPPiV5HFmwg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682181605821?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=L_P_Q22K7FEXWg7v6FIPMUbvaiOzJYqXN1uL6uOPT8c align="left") 12. nmap - install from [here](https://nmap.org/download.html#windows). View a [cheat sheet for nmap](https://highon.coffee/blog/nmap-cheat-sheet/). ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQGIyuxPnRoSLQ/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682183529510?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=tD3AyPKmsbLw3lAKdWIo0-A3UdLd5r0M1DViXo-K4NY align="left") ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQGIXFQdWHzf2Q/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682183733933?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=W8KVVH9C8Z-9pTUz85JhDutyrF1igR-kCNkrEYkgg7g align="left") 13. arp - a standard and useful tool to query whats on the LAN. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQFjGkVRFSe8_A/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682232410054?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=xO1qViB8upWITwrywLqH3gB93gZC3Md57RFpLhPp0Lk align="left") 14. netstat - display established connections on Windows. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQH_oAXdXyLN4A/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682232849158?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=uwCNIp8SqpwvQsb_GuqopXGY0BiCjgBnn9xVsasGr8Y align="left") 15. [rscan](https://github.com/CodeDead/rscan) - test for remote open ports. ![No alt text provided for this image](https://media.licdn.com/dms/image/v2/D4D12AQEk9JnMRfo9Dg/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/article-inline_image-shrink_1500_2232/0/1682235413484?e=1740614400&v=beta&t=lf5_2xr2Gy4vIiM5h6gnB0sGZ0cXQZrgJK7TZyiDQt8 align="left") ### Bonus: 16. [screentask](https://screentask.me/) - no a command line but a small exe that does screen sharing! 17. [rkill](https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/rkill/) - terminate any known malware processes. Does not work remotely. --- Ronald works connecting Internet inhabiting things at [Fusion Broadband](https://www.linkedin.com/company/52115965/). ---