Network Management Commands

ip Command

Historically called ifconfig the new package on linux system uses the ip command for output to display the different adapters and their assignments for IPv4, DHCP, Subnetting, Gateways, IPv6, and MAC Addresses assigned to the NICs (if there are more than one) on your system.

You can also use the various commands that come with ip enable, disable, release, or refresh connections

dig Command

the dig command can provide information about a domain or server

samba Command

Samba provides an interface between windows and linux system for connection workstations to each other.