Network Troubleshooting Tools, IPv4 and IPv6
A summary of various troubleshooting commands for common client operating systems for both IPv4 and IPv6.
Apple OS X, *BSD
| Description |
Command |
| Ping for IPv4 |
/sbin/ping |
| Ping for IPv6 |
/sbin/ping6 |
| Traceroute for IPv4 |
/usr/sbin/traceroute |
| Traceroute for IPv6 |
/usr/sbin/traceroute6 |
| Interface Info |
/sbin/ifconfig |
| IPv4 Route table |
/usr/sbin/netstat -f inet -rn |
| IPv6 Route table |
/usr/sbin/netstat -f inet6 -rn |
| IPv4 arp table |
/usr/sbin/arp -an |
| IPv6 ndp table |
/usr/sbin/ndp -an |
Windows
| Description |
Command |
| Ping for IPv4 |
ping -4 |
| Ping for IPv6 |
ping -6 |
| Traceroute for IPv4 |
tracert -4 |
| Traceroute for IPv6 |
tracert -6 |
| Interface Info |
ipconfig /all |
| IPv4 Route table |
netsh interface ipv4 show route |
| IPv6 Route table |
netsh interface ipv6 show route |
| IPv4 arp table |
arp -a |
| IPv6 ndp table |
netsh interface ipv6 show neighbors |
Linux
| Description |
Command |
| Ping for IPv4 |
ping -4 |
| Ping for IPv6 |
ping -6 |
| Traceroute for IPv4 |
tracepath |
| Traceroute for IPv6 |
tracepath -6 |
| IPv4 and IPv6 Info |
ip address show |
| IPv4 Route table |
ip route show |
| IPv6 Route table |
ip -6 route show |
| IPv4 arp table |
ip neighbor show |
| IPv6 ndp table |
ip -6 neighbor show |
Solaris
| Description |
Command |
| Ping for IPv4 |
/usr/sbin/ping -A inet |
| Ping for IPv6 |
/usr/sbin/ping -A inet6 |
| Traceroute for IPv4 |
/usr/sbin/traceroute -A inet |
| Traceroute for IPv6 |
/usr/sbin/traceroute -A inet6 |
| Interface Info |
/bin/netstat -ain |
| IPv4 Route table |
/bin/netstat -f inet -rn |
| IPv6 Route table |
/bin/netstat -f inet6 -rn |
| IPv4 arp table |
/bin/netstat -pn -f inet |
| IPv6 ndp table |
/bin/netstat -pn -f inet6 |
